In an opinion released by the court this evening to the government, he claims: "There is none of MK Katz's grounds for immunity". He added that Katz's actions were "exceptional in their circumstances."

• MK Haim Katz // Photo: Oren Ben Hakun

Attorney General Dr. Avihai Mandelblit on Wednesday addressed the Knesset committee chairman's response to MK Haim Katz's request for immunity in his case. The court's position should be rejected, because "there is no compliance with MK Katz is one of the four grounds set out in the Knesset Immunity Law. "

In his position, the Court stated, among other things, that it "does not stick with the much sensitivity inherent in examining the Knesset's conduct as a criminal offense in the course of legislative proceedings, and that the indictment in Katz's case is not intended to interfere with the regular work of Knesset members and does not reflect any intent. Establish new norms regarding the work of Knesset members. "

According to the Court, the acts listed in the indictment in MK Katz's case are "extremely exceptional in their circumstances and do not conform to the accepted working methods in the Knesset. Therefore, there is a significant difference between this case and other cases of legislative promotion by Knesset members."

Mandelblit Court // Photo: Coco

The Court noted that "some of the exceptions to MK Katz's actions stem from the fact that they included fraudulent misrepresentations, including against other Knesset members, in a way that affected Knesset members' ability to exercise their discretion in a substantive and factual basis True and complete. "