Following a request from the Prime Minister's Office: In March, the defendant's law was removed from the coalition's agenda

MK Gabi Lasky last week tabled the bill that stipulates that the work of the government train will not be imposed on a candidate who is questioned or convicted of a crime, even if it is determined that there is no disgrace. Walla! The crisis with MK Auerbach on the right

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11/06/2022

Saturday, 11 June 2022, 20:21 Updated: 20:34

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The coalition shelved the laws against him.

Netanyahu in court (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

MK Gabi Lasky (Meretz) will remove the "defendant's law" from the agenda of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which is expected to convene tomorrow (Sunday), following a request from the Prime Minister's Office

. A candidate who has been the subject of a criminal investigation or who has been convicted of a crime, even if it is determined that there is no disgrace. Walla! Will not be promoted, and that the timing is sensitive because of the crisis with MK Nir Orbach on the right.

Lasky agreed to withdraw the law and he will not go to the polls.

Came up as part of the Bennett Chamber's reasoning.

MK Auerbach (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

MK Laski (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Defendant's law was part of Meretz's platform in the last election, as well as of other coalition parties like Yesh Atid, Blue and White, the Labor Party and New Hope.

Justice Minister Gideon Saar also had a government law memorandum that was supposed to prevent a criminal defendant from serving in the prime minister's office but he had never been before because of opposition from the right, and especially Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked.

In recent weeks, MK Eli Avidar (Yisrael Beiteinu) has stepped up pressure on the coalition to enact a law that would prevent former Prime Minister Netanyahu from running in the election, but in light of opposition on the right, the coalition shelved all Netanyahu laws: , Was shelved last month because of coalition crises and difficulties in recruiting a majority.

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