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Supreme court president warns judges against political ties
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSupreme Court President Esther Hayut reprimands Israeli judges for having independent contacts with politicians.
“This is not a flattering image, to say the least,” Hayut writes in her first letter to court presidents.
“The politicization of the judicial system can completely undermine its foundations as an independent and self-reliant system,” she says.
“I intend to do everything possible to protect the independence of the judiciary and to prevent it from becoming politicized.”
Hayut’s warning comes in response to an expose on the Channel 12 show, Uvda, last week, that appeared to show judges lobbying politicians in an effort to advance their careers.
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