Justice Minister Yariv Levin lambastes the High Court of Justice’s decision to strike down a key provision of legislation granting the national security minister greater authority over the police, accusing the court, as he frequently does, of being a closed club that overrides the will of the Knesset.
Levin insists that the ruling demonstrates the need to pass legislation he has championed to give the government control over the judiciary.
“Many people understand that this cannot continue. That the time has come to restore authority to the sovereign — the people,” says Levin, seeking to revive legislation granting the government control over the Judicial Selection Committee and thus over the judiciary itself.
“I hope that all parts of the coalition will act in accordance with the urgency of the current situation and finally allow the necessary changes to the process of choosing judges to be carried out,” says the justice minister in reference to that legislation.
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