US EditionTop Court Rejects Minister's Pick to Run Probe Into Leak of Gazan Detainee Abuse
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Supreme Court: Levin must appoint new candidate to oversee MAG investigation
Court rules that Justice Minister Yariv Levin is authorized to appoint an external candidate to oversee the investigation into the Military Advocate General (MAG) affair, but determined that the appointee will not be Judge Asher Kula.
Top court rejects minister's pick to run probe into leak of Gazan detainee abuse
According to the ruling, Justice Minister Yariv Levin is eligible to appoint a different official to oversee the investigation of the IDF's former top lawyer, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, and other senior officials in the Military Advocate General's Office
Justices Wilner, Stein and Kanfi-Steinitz ignored the Justice Minister's crusade in the Magistrate's case, and cracked another crack in the wall of defense against impeachment in the Rabbi-Miara case. With President Amit also escaping responsibility, it seems that the court is no longer fulfilling its role.
According to the opinion, it was determined that in the exceptional circumstances of the case, the aforementioned role cannot be assigned to the Ombudsman for Judges, in light of the provisions of the law governing his role. The ruling unanimously determined that Minister Yariv Levin's decision is annulled. Levin's entourage: "A tremendous achievement"
Judge Wilner ruled: The appointment of an external party to oversee the investigation was made with authority, but Judge Kola cannot serve in this role given his role as Ombudsman • Levin previously warned: "Any ruling that prevents Kola will be a whitewash of the investigation" • Elharer and Reiten attacked: "A move of terror against the court"
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