With her office locked by justice minister, AG working from another spot in same building

After Justice Minister Yariv Levin abruptly changed the locks on her office, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has set up shop in a different part of the same Tel Aviv building, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Baharav-Miara’s relocation comes after Levin instructed his driver to change the locks on an office the two officials share in the government complex in the city center. The switch was Levin’s latest attempt to kick Baharav-Miara out of the workings of the government.

Last week, the cabinet voted to fire her after forming a special committee for that purpose. The High Court froze that decision immediately, instructing the government not to block Baharav-Miara from performing her responsibilities in any way.

A chorus of critics accused Levin of violating that order by changing the locks.

Now, Kan reports, the attorney general is working in an office in the international law branch of the Justice Department. The office is located in the private section of the building, not the government section. That separation means Levin and Baharav-Miara are not likely to cross paths, Kan reports.

The offices where she is working are due to move to Jerusalem at the end of the month. Parties who have petitioned the High Court to challenge Baharav-Miara’s firing are now asking the court to order Levin to allow her to access the office, Kan reports.