Alongside the growing protests against Minister Yariv Levin's legal revolution, which is expected to come up for a vote soon, another attempt to put pressure on the government came this evening (Saturday) in an unprecedented manifesto, signed by 18 retired judges and presidents of the Supreme Court, in which they express strong opposition to the intended changes in the system the trial
The document reads: "We express anxiety about the government's plan for changes in the judicial system.
We recognize that the judicial system, like any body, may benefit from a home inspection that can reveal what needs to be corrected, and we have no doubt that it will be ready to make corrections, as needed after a proper examination." .
Protests against the legal reform are gaining momentum, photo: Herzi Shapira
It also reads: "We propose to the government that it give a hand to the establishment of a public committee with an adequate composition of public figures and experts to speak so that it will conduct a thorough and transparent examination of the existing situation: it will collect data and invite opinions; it will allow the general public to express an opinion and make suggestions; and it will consider the expected consequences of each proposal. On the basis of such an examination, it will be possible to formulate conclusions and present recommendations to the public, the government and the Knesset, and make the necessary corrections in the judicial system in a well-founded and responsible manner. In this way, it will be possible to introduce corrections based on a broad consensus in society, as is appropriate in this important and sensitive matter."
Among the signatories: former Supreme Court President Aharon Barak, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Among the signatories of the document:
Theodore Or, Dalia Dorner, Manny Mazoz, Yitzhak Englerd, Yoram Dezinger, Hanan Meltzer, Edna Arbel, Neil Handel, Ila Procchia, Dorit Binish, Yitzhak Zamir, George Kara, Aharon Barak, Yaakov Turkel, Eliakim Rubinshteim, Salim Jobran, Shlamhlevin, Tova Strasberg-Cohen.
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