Election Results Must Be Published Tomorrow, Says Elections Committee Chair
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee Noam Sohlberg declared that election results are due for publication tomorrow and no one has the authority to withhold them. His statement followed a request from committee members to discuss reports of the Shin Bet head seeking to investigate Arab lawmakers. Sohlberg emphasized the committee's lack of jurisdiction over law enforcement investigations.
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- Election results must be published tomorrow, stated Elections Committee Chairman Noam Sohlberg.
- Sohlberg asserted no one has the authority to prevent the publication of election results.
- The committee cannot discuss ongoing law enforcement investigations, Sohlberg ruled.
- The Shin Bet head reportedly requested to investigate Arab lawmakers.
- Sohlberg responded to a request for a committee discussion on the matter.
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, stated that the election results must be published tomorrow, as stipulated by Basic Law: The Knesset. He asserted that no one has the authority to prevent their publication.
Sohlberg's remarks came in response to a request from committee members to convene a discussion regarding reports that the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, had asked to investigate Arab lawmakers. Sohlberg clarified that the committee lacks the authority to discuss investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies or to demand information and documents from them.
