After Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced this morning (Sunday) to the Government Legal Advisor, in a letter he sent, that she does not properly represent him and that he demands independent representation, Yesh Atid responds to the minister's demand: "Levin's tricks are a fatal injury to the legal system and to the citizens of Israel."
In Yesh Atid, they said, "Justice Minister Yariv Levin will do everything to avoid convening the committee for the appointment of judges and fulfilling his role as minister. Thousands of cases are piling up, citizens are harmed, but Levin is only interested in one thing - to dismantle the judiciary, politicize everything, and tear apart Israeli society."
In Yesh Atid, they concluded: "We have submitted the petition, and we will not agree to postpone the discussion. Levin's exercises are a humanitarian harm to the judicial system and the citizens of Israel." The Movement for Quality Government in Israel also responded, writing: "This is a simple administrative petition on a lack of authority and contrary to the law. The fundamental principles established in a long line of past rulings are that the government and its ministers are represented by the legal advisor to the government, and only her."
The legal advisor to Levin: "This is the role of the legal counsel to the government."
As previously reported, about a week ago, Gali Baharav-Miara, responded to Levin's letter and wrote: "There is a mistaken impression that the government's legal counsel under my leadership does not consistently, diligently, professionally, and in accordance with the government's policy promote its interests. The reality is entirely different."
"The role of the government's legal counsel is to assist the government within the bounds of the law, and the legal counsel to the government operates hand in hand with every government to advance governmental activities in all of its components. This is true, of course, in relation to the current government as well."
