Ex-Legal Advisor Opposes Netanyahu Meeting on Election Management
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
The former government legal advisor opposes a meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu, Minister Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Levi on election management, citing no place for political involvement. The Likud party claims the meeting is about security threats to election day, not integrity, and invited the Justice to send a representative. The opposition was filed with Justice Noam Sohlberg.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former legal advisor opposes Netanyahu meeting on election management, citing political interference.
- Likud claims the meeting with Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir is about security threats to election day.
- The opposition was filed with Justice Noam Sohlberg.
- Police Commissioner Dani Levi was also slated to attend the controversial meeting.
- The Likud invited Justice Sohlberg to send an election committee representative.
The former government legal advisor has expressed opposition to a meeting involving Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Police Commissioner Dani Levi, concerning election management. In a response submitted to Justice Noam Sohlberg, it was stated that the police operate according to law with the Central Elections Committee chairman regarding election management, public order, and integrity. The legal advisor argued that there is no place for political involvement or interference from candidates in these matters. The response also noted that no prior meeting of this nature was found and that a session on topics within the election chairman's authority is inappropriate. Conversely, the Likud party sought to dismiss the petition, asserting the meeting's purpose was to discuss security threats, not election integrity. Likud stated that "extremely serious warnings were received regarding the intention of terror elements to thwart election day in Israel," framing the meeting as a follow-up to discussions with security chiefs and inviting Sohlberg to send an election committee representative.
Mentioned
