Court of Justice: The High Court Should Discuss Whether the Government Can Train the Law on Netanyahu
Mendelblit sent a letter to the High Court in which he believes that there is no legal basis to compel him to submit his position before hearing a petition that required him to publish his opinion on the matter. The three senior judges in the Supreme Court, including the president, will hear the petition next week
Court of Justice: The High Court Should Discuss Whether the Government Can Train the Law on Netanyahu
Edit: Saul AdamAttorney General Avihai Mandelblit on Thursday told the High Court of Justice his response to the petition of high-tech officials, who demanded that the court compel an opinion on the possibility of imposing a train on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In his opinion, the adviser does not address this question. The hearing scheduled for the petition on Tuesday will deal with whether or not a legal case can be discussed at this time - and only if the judges decide that the hearing can be held on its own will an opinion be formulated.
The hearing on the petition is scheduled for Tuesday, and it will be heard by President Esther Haim, Judge Hanan Meltzer and Judge Uzi Fogelman. These are the three most senior judges in the Supreme Court, apart from Judge Neil Handel, who is currently chairing the Central Election Commission.
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Last Friday, the Court said that there was no point in submitting an opinion on its behalf, as the Supreme Court decided not to decide on the petitions filed. "As the Court finds it inappropriate to discuss the questions that arise in the petition at this time, there is no reason to give an opinion on its behalf," the statement said. Mendelblit also clarified that he leaves the court with the decision whether to discuss the petitions before the March elections, when there are considerations for and against him. Permit in conversation with legal advisers to the Knesset and the President's House
Two weeks ago, the High Court ordered Madbelblit to announce his intention to deliver his opinion on the background of the petitions against Netanyahu, and Judge Ofer Groskopf also instructed the advisor that if he thought there was room for his opinion, he should announce what schedule he was expected to do so.
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Following a High Court statement on the issue over the next week, Netanyahu posted a video in which he stressed that "in a democracy who decides who will lead the people - it is the people. Not anyone else. Otherwise it's just not democracy. "
MK Gideon Sa'ar reinforced the Prime Minister's remarks, saying that "The question of whether Netanyahu can form a government is not a legal issue but a political one and it is wrong for the High Court to intervene on the issue. A prime minister does not replace the courtroom but the ballot box."
