Justice Minister attacks Attorney General's decision to take the senior role after a warrant was issued to prevent attorney Dan Eldad's tenure • In a letter he sent to the commissioner explaining the reasons • "We live in a state of law, such concentration of powers is incompatible with even Legal principle "

Justice Minister Amir Ohana addressed the Civil Service Commissioner Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz on Sunday (Sunday), in which he disobeyed the court's authority to appoint himself Deputy State Attorney. He noted that in light of the circumstances created by the Justice Department Director, Ms. Sigal Jacoby will be responsible for the administrative responsibility of all the Ministry of Justice.

Mendelblit: "Do not deviate from my recommendation as to the Deputy State Attorney" // Photo: Shmuel Buchris

In a letter he sent to the commissioner, Ohana wrote: "I disobey the attorney general's alleged authority, as evidenced by a letter he sent today to the State Attorney's Office, appointing himself to the State Attorney's Office, and bearing the overall administrative and professional responsibility for the State Attorney's work," a letter issued by the counsel without counsel And without even knowing me. He cannot take on the role of State Attorney, in the absence of any legal source for that. "

Ohana went on to write, "We are still living in a state of law. Concentrating such powers, which a person who does not act by law (remember: no law that grants and defines the powers of attorney general, and not for reasons) does not comply with any principle that underlies our legal system. He also casts doubt on the possibility of clarifying the truth about issues related to the so-called "Harpaz" affair, which is evident from various media reports, including by journalist Ayala Hasson - as of recently.

"Therefore, in these circumstances - the person who will be responsible for the administration of all the Justice Ministry bodies, and the State Attorney's Office, including all budgetary, personnel and various administrative issues, is the Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice, Ms. Sigal Jacoby."

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The High Court Ruled: An Interim Order Against Extending the Role of State Attorney Dan Eldad

Recall that last week after the High Court issued a provisional order that actually prevents the Justice Minister from extending the tenure of State Attorney Dan Eldad, who resigned Friday at midnight, the Attorney General resumed his post.

In a letter sent by President Mandelblit to members of the State Attorney's Office, which deals with the manner of the State Attorney's Office in the near future, he wrote that "as you know, the Acting State Attorney's Office is no longer staffed. In the current state of affairs, and until the position is filled, the State Attorney's Office will act in the manner in which it was conducted following the termination of the previous State's Attorney (Shai Nitzan), at a time when the Acting Officer was not staffed. "

"That is, the undersigned shall bear the overall administrative and professional responsibility for the work of the State Attorney's Office, with the professional and organizational management and guidance practiced by the Deputy Attorney General, each in his or her area of ​​responsibility. Other sensitive issues will be brought before me, as well as other issues in accordance with my instructions. The Deputy State Attorney for Special Functions, Adv. Nurit Littman, will concentrate on the various administrative aspects of the Corona Period.

Mandblit added in his letter that the current move was done "in coordination with the deputies to the State Attorney, and in accordance with an assessment of the situation I have had with them. Later this week, a management meeting will be chaired by me."

The letter was signed by Mandelblit, stating that "these days present great challenges for us, on the national level, on our work in the State Attorney's Office, and on each of us on a personal level. I am convinced that together we will meet these challenges with great success, as we have met many challenges in recent years. I am full of appreciation for the State Attorney's Office, who, even in these challenging days, are constantly working for the good of the state and for the rule of law. "

Last week, the Mandelblit District Court sent a letter to the Civil Service Commissioner, Professor Daniel Hershkowitz, in which the Court severely attacked Deputy State Attorney Dan Eldad and even stated that there was "a legal impediment to extending his term."

Mandelblit also wrote that Eldad hid from him professional issues and meetings with the Minister of Justice and therefore "revealed professional, professional and managerial failures in his work, which, in my opinion, leave no doubt that he is not fit to serve as Deputy State Attorney, and that there is no place to continue his tenure It".

Eldad sent a letter of comment to the Civil Service Commissioner, saying that "naturally, the appeal is not intended to examine criminal aspects. The appeal is focused on other aspects relating to the handling of Dr. Mandelblit's case and not his actions." 

Eldad claimed that Mandelblit's conduct was a result of a complaint he received about Mandelblit's work from a journalist: "A journalist's request, which deals with the case of the Mihalyblit Avichai. Mendelblit's case. In recent days, I have updated the relevant factors regarding my intention to deepen research on the matter before answering it. I have no doubt as to the motives for choosing the wording of the violent and perverse. "