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Ohana Against Shai Nitzan: "Stiffening the Truth" | Israel today

2019-12-12T22:01:57.619Z


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Minister of Justice attacks State Attorney following interview with "Sitting" supplement • "Meetings were contrary to what he said, it is better to ask himself where he was wrong"

  • Justice Minister Amir Ohana v. State Attorney Shai Nitzan: "Difficult to Tell the Truth" // Photo: Yehonatan Shaul and Efrat Eshel

Justice Minister Amir Ohana responded to State Attorney Shai Nitzan's comments in an interview published today in the "Sitting" Supplement of "Israel Today". The essence of the interview was published yesterday and already had a stir.

"The State Attorney apparently has some difficulty in telling the truth: There were working meetings at the beginning of his term, for example, which discussed the Minister's request to release the video captured at the scene of the shooting of the late Salmon Taka, which was sadly refused, as well as professional issues such as a digital investigation file and more.

"However, when it was brought to my attention that Shai Nitzan was personally instructing journalists against me, I found no further interest in meetings with the State Attorney, and met with other attorneys, as needed."

Minister Ohana in the Attorney General's Office (Archive)

The Minister also addressed the issue of leaks: "Regarding the speech and criticism, it goes without saying that a very small number of people close to the Minister saw the speech before going on air."

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Minister Ohana does not hide the shaky relationship between the two, and does not appear to be trying to end the role of State Attorney in Noam's way, and his office said: "We regret that the outgoing State Attorney chooses to plead guilty to unprecedented public confidence in his body for about six years - precisely The minister who just recently took office - rather than asking himself where he was wrong. "

Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked has also referred to Nitzan, who believes that the Attorney General's criticism is now sufficient. "When I entered the office there was a partial strike by the Attorney General because of their opposition to individual criticism of Commissioner Gerstell. After a long struggle not only is there individual criticism, it is also enshrined in legislation. The state auditor does the systemic review, so there are two bodies that criticize them. What else needs to be done is to set up an inquiry committee in the Ruth David case to restore public confidence in the system. "

Former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin also referred to the interview: "It's a terrible damage to the system. Such a disconnect is similar to parents who don't talk to each other, and the kids look at them."

Source: israelhayom

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