Former Supreme Court Justice and Attorney General in a farewell letter, on the eve of the end of his term:
Judge Mazuz
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Oren Ben Hakon
Supreme Court Justice Meni Mazuz, who also served as attorney general, issued a farewell letter today (Thursday), on the eve of the end of his term.
In his remarks, he referred to the tension between the legal system and the political system.
The letter opens with the words: "These days I am completing a long journey of about 40 years in the public service. In all my positions - as a lawyer, as a deputy attorney general, as a legal adviser to the government and as a Supreme Court judge - I saw myself as a public servant and public messenger. One: the protection of statehood.
"This time, including these very days, we are in a period of conflict and a growing critical quarrel of the political system towards the judiciary, and towards all law enforcement systems," the letter continued.
The perception regarding the importance of the law and respect for the law and its servants was foreign to various elements in Israeli society and the political system, "he wrote.
"This reality does make it difficult for the court to fulfill its mission and role, and challenges it almost on a daily basis. However, this difficulty only emphasizes and sharpens in the Mishnah the great importance of the court's position on its important constitutional-social role in defending democracy and human rights. At that time you came to the kingdom. "