Gantz: Intends to set up a professional public committee to discuss the issue of immunity
A blue-and-white chairman said that after the election he would work to establish a committee to discuss the immunity process for elected officials. "Those who decide on prosecution for criminal offenses may not be incumbent MKs. This is in the background of the Knesset's vote in favor of Haim Katz's request for immunity
Gantz: Intends to set up a professional public committee to discuss the issue of immunity
Photo: Niv Aharonson, Editor: Tal ResnickBlue and White chairman Benny Gantz said on Wednesday night in an election conference in Netanya that after the election he intends to set up a professional public committee to discuss the issue of immunity. "The immunity process is almost judicial, and so we took it - with all seriousness. The legal situation in Israel is extremely problematic. In my view, those who decide to prosecute criminal offenses may not be Knesset members. "
He said, "It is impossible to hold a hearing on criminal cases in this way. Just as it does not make sense for Knesset members to discuss raising their wages for themselves. Criminality. "
Blue and White chairman added that those who chair will be a judge, elected officials, former MKs and professional officials. "We will find a suitable, correct and balanced model. The situation today is a dangerous opening for corruption and politically biased decision making," he said this evening.
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To the full articleGantz at an election conference in Herzliya, yesterday (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Blue and White Chair in Gantz Gardens during his Speech at an Active Conference on February 4, 2020 (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Gantz referred to the Knesset committee's decision yesterday, in which MK Haim Katz's (Likud's) request for immunity was approved, which most members of the committee objected to as blue. "Knesset members of Blue and White made a personal decision on the immunity of MK Haim Katz. And we did not set a factional position. " According to Gantz, "the process that has taken place as stipulated in the law and the committee's decisions must be respected - nothing can be compared to Netanyahu's files."
Blue and White chairman added that he will always back up the attorney general and the prosecutor's office. "The constitutional situation in Israel is problematic, but it is still an important system for us and we must back it up."