Supreme Court President Uzi Fogelman criticized this evening (Thursday) that Justice Minister Yariv Levin is delaying a permanent appointment to the position. "Range," he said at a conference of the Association for Public Law. "As someone who heads the system, I hope that soon the court system will be able to return and operate under the management of the president of the Supreme Court, with a permanent appointment.
" For about two years, and for the first time in the 75 years of the existence of the State of Israel, a permanent president has not been appointed to the Supreme Court."
Fogelman, the Arab/Bini Ashkenazi
Fogelman also referred to the leaks, according to him, regarding the attempts to oust Chief Justice Khaled Kabob.
"Recently, we witnessed misleading leaks from the committee's deliberations that were intended to impeach certain candidates. I have no doubt that publications of this type, which contain a blatant violation of the rules of the judiciary, will not deter Israeli judges, and they will continue to do their work faithfully, without fear, without bias, and accordingly to be prosecuted".
Fogelman referred to the publications regarding the decision of the members of the committee for the appointment of judges on behalf of the coalition, Minister Yariv Levin, Minister Orit Struck and MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, to depose Kabov after a series of investigations against him, which revealed his alleged activity to promote his children in a conflict of interest.
"Prepare for the day after".
Zamir/Niv Aaronson
"The legal revolution is not dead - the government is still breathing it"
Retired Supreme Court Judge and former Ombudsperson Yitzhak Zamir harshly attacked the government: there has never been a government and Knesset in Israel that disrespected the law, the status of the court and human rights. This was reflected time and time again, starting with the decision of the Speaker of the Knesset not to obey a court ruling The supreme who ordered to convene the Knesset plenum after the elections to elect a new Knesset speaker and continues in the statements and decisions of ministers and Knesset members to this day. In this difficult situation the ombudsman fulfills the role of protecting the rule of law not only with loyalty and dedication but independently and with great courage that inspires a lot Much appreciation and thanks.
"I am from the 2018 generation, against us the vision has been breached, the fundamental values are being undermined, the threat to a democratic society is real, and it is very painful," Zamir added.
Although the judicial system needs reform first and foremost to fill dozens of vacant positions of judges, something the Minister of Justice has refused to do since the beginning of his term more than a year ago.
His plan is not a reform, but an operation to destroy the justice system that will lead to a coup d'état and one-man rule, which we are not far from even today." "
I wonder what he would say if I told him that I am not ready to pay income tax because I do not like the law.
He insists on appointing a president who will find favor and favor in the eyes of the government.
The legal revolution is not dead, it is only put to sleep, the government is still breathing it.
There is a danger that the government will awaken it from its slumber at the end of the war.
We need to be on guard today as well and prepare for the day after, and if that day comes - it will be necessary to renew the campaign in full force.
The public will rise up in the streets, in the workplaces, everywhere.
The Supreme will do everything assigned to him to protect the values of democracy and the state."
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