Election Committee Orders Ben-Gvir to Remove Prison Visit Video
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
The Election Committee, led by Judge Noam Sohlberg, has ordered Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Otzma Yehudit to remove a video of him speaking with prison inmates. The order follows a petition alleging improper use of public resources for election campaigning. Judge Sohlberg cited similarities to a previously removed video and stated that blurring faces did not negate legal concerns. The video must be removed immediately.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Election Committee Chairman Judge Noam Sohlberg ordered Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a prison visit video.
- The order was issued following a petition by the Movement for Quality of Government.
- The petition claimed the video improperly used public resources for election propaganda.
- Sohlberg noted the video's similarity to a previously removed one.
- He stated that blurring inmates' faces did not resolve legal issues.
- The video must be removed immediately pending a final decision.
The Chairman of the Election Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, has issued an interim order demanding that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the Otzma Yehudit party immediately remove a video posted by the minister. The video shows Ben-Gvir conversing with two inmates in their cells during a visit to a prison.
The order came in response to a petition filed by the Movement for Quality of Government, which argued that the video constituted an improper use of public resources for election propaganda. The movement contended that Ben-Gvir exploited his access to the prison and its inmates for campaign purposes, violating election law.
In his decision, Judge Sohlberg noted a significant resemblance between the current video and a previous one featuring Ben-Gvir that was removed earlier this month. He stated that the similarity extended to both the minister's messages and the use of the prison setting and inmate access. Sohlberg also clarified that blurring the faces of the prisoners and guards did not resolve the legal issues raised by the video.
Given the circumstances and the fact that the petition was filed shortly after the video's publication, the judge mandated its immediate removal, pending a final ruling on the petition.
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