Justice Minister Locks Attorney General Out of Office Despite Court Freezing Her Ousting
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Why was the attorney general locked out by justice minister?
The escalating conflict between Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara hit a new high on Tuesday. On Levin's orders, locks were changed at the Justice Ministry's Tel Aviv office, a shared space used by both the minister and the attorney general on a coordinated schedule. Baharav-Miara's staff arrived and found themselves unable to enter. In the past, the office was shared by justice ministers and attorneys general, …
Israel’s justice minister locks AG out of shared Tel Aviv offices
"The office is the office of the minister, not of the attorney Baharav-Miara," stated Levin. Israel Bar Association head Amit Becher urged Levin's arrest over the move, calling him an "existential threat" to the state.The post Israel’s justice minister locks…
Justice minister locks attorney general out of office despite court freezing her ousting
Justice Minister Yariv Levin changes locks on longtime Attorney General's office, barring Gali Baharav-Miara and calling her presence 'unauthorized.' The Israel Bar Association chief called Levin's actions 'an existential threat to the state'
A Minister of Justice who undermines the ministry he heads is, in fact, undermining his own essential authority. • When Levin doubts the public's trust and harms the Attorney General, he too is harmed.
This is the office of the Minister of Justice, which has also been used for many years by the legal advisors to the government. Levin said that the use of the office by "Lawyer Bar-Rav-Miara" is "unauthorized," adding that it is "strange conduct on the part of someone who has already been removed from her position." Head of the Bar Association: The Minister of Justice is an existential threat to the state, "The Israel Police must come to his hom…
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