Top Legal Official Blocks Netanyahu's Election Day Meeting
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has blocked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a meeting with the Police Commissioner about election day management. The Attorney General's office stated that election oversight is solely the responsibility of professional officials and the Elections Committee. The office also noted that no prior meetings of this nature have been recorded and political involvement is inappropriate.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara rejected a meeting request by Prime Minister Netanyahu on election day management.
- The Attorney General's office stated election oversight is the sole responsibility of professional officials and the Elections Committee.
- Justice Noam Sohlberg, Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, was involved in the Attorney General's decision.
- The Attorney General's office found no record of similar meetings occurring in the past.
- Political figures and candidates were deemed inappropriate for involvement in election management.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has opposed a meeting requested by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the Police Commissioner regarding the management and integrity of election day operations. The Attorney General's office submitted its formal response on Sunday, following an inquiry from the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee and Vice President of the Supreme Court, Justice Noam Sohlberg.
In the response, prepared by attorney Roi Shweika of the State Prosecutor's Office, it was clarified that the Israel Police operates under Section 150 of the Knesset Elections Law. The management of elections and ensuring their proper conduct are the sole responsibility of professional officials and the Elections Committee. The legal counsel stated that their review found no record of such a meeting ever having occurred previously.
Given the circumstances, the Attorney General's office determined that there is no justification for a meeting concerning election management or similar matters that fall exclusively under the purview of the Elections Committee chairman. The response emphatically stated that political figures or candidates have no place in involvement with these issues.
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