Supreme Court President Hayut: "Witness the disturbing reality of blatant attacks against judges"

The president of the Supreme Court distributed a letter to all the judges following the personal attacks of MK Dudi Amsalem and the mayor of Lod. She expressed concern about the criticism, which she said could harm the independence of the judiciary.

Yoav Itiel and Yael Friedson

30/12/2021

Thursday, 30 December 2021, 14:40

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In the video: The Supreme Court President attacks the Knesset Speaker in a speech at the Bar Association conference (Photo: Bar Association spokeswoman)

Chief Justice Esther animals responded today (Thursday) strongly to statements made by MK Dudu Amsalem and mayor of Lod Yair Revivo against judges and said that this is a very disturbing reality Tell everyone judicial independence cherished. "

Letter was sent to all Community The judges said that "for some time now we have been witnessing blatant harassment of judges following judicial decisions made by them."

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The hallucinatory judge came to him.

David Amsalem (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

Hayut made the remarks following MK Aslamam's attack on Chief Justice David Mintz, during which he slammed him that "if he did not drink a bottle of whiskey before writing the decision, do not call me Dudi." Mintz rejected Amsalem's petition against Defense Minister Benny Ganz and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit who refused to appoint Boaz Levy CEO of IAI on a regular basis.

"I want a delusional judge. What is he answering me for? He rejected the petition," Amsalem said on the Knesset podium.

He went on to attack all the judges and said: "These are mediocre and down-to-earth political people. They heard the name 'Amsalem David', they said 'it doesn't matter'."

Finally, Amsalem offered Mintz to resign and told him: "Even in the introduction to the first year of law, they would not accept you."

Another attack on the court came from Lod Mayor Yair Revivo.

He visited Justice of the City Magistrate Tal Anar on the grounds that he was serially releasing suspects in weapons and property offenses.

"You are not in the right profession," Revivo wrote to Anar.

"Come live in Lod and go down to the people, because you are just disconnected. I am enclosing here your verdict on a burglar who was caught three times for burglary and theft, and released three times because the crime is unsophisticated. Rabak, tired."

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