State Attorney Crisis in Appointment Crisis: Minister of Justice in his letter to the Supreme Court: "The petition is based on an erroneous factual finding, the order, intended to preserve the existing situation, is irrelevant and the appointment is an act": Mendelblit:

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Justice Minister and Knesset Member Amir Ohana of the Likud sent a letter to Attorney General Dr. Abihai Mandelblit on Wednesday, claiming that the freeze order issued by Supreme Court Judge Mazuz is irrelevant.

The letter sent by Minister Ohana to the Supreme Court read: "The appointment of Acting State Attorney, Attorney Orly Ben Ari Ginsberg, came into effect with my signature on the appointment on Tuesday this week. Today, a day after the effective date of the appointment, the provisional order was issued. Stating that he "delays the Respondent's appointment as Chief of Staff of the State" and delays her entry into office until another decision is made. "

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Minister Ohana clarified in his letter that "the petition held that" the date of taking up the position of respondent's deputy was set for Wednesday at 11 am. " Relevant and the appointment is an act. "

The Minister of Justice signed his letter stating that "an appointment that had already been made" could not be "delayed" or "paused" an act that had already been made, adding that he was awaiting the counsel's opinion on this matter. "As you recall, it was agreed to be represented in this case by an attorney on my behalf, for locating it I am toiling during these hours."

In a letter sent to the court by the court in response to a statement by the justice minister, he claims to oppose the minister's appointment for a number of reasons. In his letter, Mandelblit wrote: "First, in the opinion of the court, the order may be necessary to prevent the proper functioning of the State Attorney's Office. "Ben-Ari extends far beyond the range of reasonableness. Third, the respondent (Ben Ari) did not begin to function materially. Fourth, the provisional order that could be sought to "freeze" an existing situation ... has not yet begun to fulfill the role materially. "

The court signed his explanations in his letter that there is no room for the appointment of Attorney Ben Ari to the State Attorney General. "The Attorney General's position is that there is no reason to establish any grounds for changing the order."