Ohana Announces Appointment of Attorney Dan Eldad to the Deputy State Attorney

Ohana announced that he was expected to appoint the director of the economic department in the State Attorney's Office after interviewing numerous candidates. "The appointment will contribute to the process of strengthening public confidence in law enforcement systems," Minister Ohana said. The court is opposed and believes there is a legal impediment to appointing him to the post

Ohana Announces Appointment of Attorney Dan Eldad to the Deputy State Attorney

Justice Minister Amir Ohana announced on Sunday that he has elected State Attorney General of the State Attorney's Office, Adv. Dan Eldad, for the post of State Attorney. On the other hand, Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit opposes the appointment of Eldad, and believes that there is legal impediment to his appointment without his consent.

Minister Ohana announced that "after a long period of interviewing many candidates, I seriously considered their suitability and consulted with Civil Service Commissioner Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz and, as required by law, with Attorney General Dr. Abihai Mandelblit - I concluded that the appropriate attorney fulfilled the role. "At the time, the State's Attorney is the Director of the Economic Department, Adv. Dan Eldad."

Civil Service Commissioner Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz confirmed that Eldad meets the threshold conditions and can be appointed. Ohana, for his part, added that under Section 23A of the Appointment Law, the Minister would appoint an Acting Deputy from among the civil servants, so other names that were presented to the Minister were out of the question. "I hope that the appointment will contribute to the process of strengthening public confidence in law enforcement systems. I know this is also the goal of Attorney Eldad," said Ohana. "I was impressed by the deep sense of mission that beats him, and I wish him great success in the many tasks facing the State Attorney's Office," he said. .

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In addition, Minister Ohana said: "On this occasion, I would like to thank all the candidates and candidates I interviewed for their willingness to play the important role and contribute from their experience for the important mission of strengthening public trust in the system."

Adv. Eldad has served in the Prosecutor's Office for 27 years in a variety of positions, from pre-internship to the position he currently holds. From 2013, he is a senior member of the State Attorney's Office, under his position as Director of the Economic Department. He has worked primarily in the criminal, but also in the civil, civilian areas , Administrative and economic.

Adv. Eldad is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as a member of the District Court's Disciplinary Tribunal, as a member of the Disciplinary Committee on Disciplinary Complaints against Physicians, and as a member of the Law Enforcement and Purity Board in Local Government. He is a graduate of the Justice Department's Executive Development Program, a graduate of a management course for members of the State Attorney's Office, and a fellow of the civil service's senior staff fellowship program.

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Ohana's decision to appoint Attorney Eldad comes after Attorney Orly Ben-Ari Ginsberg's decision to relinquish the post, which was appointed by Minister Ohana. The appointment of Ben-Ari Ginsberg to the post has drawn a lot of criticism from former senior prosecutors, as well as on Mendelblit's side. The Supreme Court argued after the election of Ohana that the appointment of Ben-Ari Ginsberg, who did not serve as district attorney, exceeds the range of reasonableness and therefore there is a legal impediment to appoint her to the post.

In response to the petition for quality government, the High Court ruled that Ben-Ari Ginsberg's appointment should be frozen, and then the prosecutor's office announced that she was giving up the appointment. In an interview with the Meet the Press program, Ohana said he was pressured to relinquish her position. The appointment. ”Obviously there were heavy pressures and they eventually matured into Orly’s decision, a kind of gun on the table. I don't know what the gun is and who put it exactly, but it is very unfortunate for me to see that this is how the system works. "

(First Update 7:30 pm)