Israel's attorney general: Netanyahu involvement in judicial overhaul is illegal

24/3/2023 18:19

        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu violated the law by saying he would get personally involved in a judicial overhaul plan, the attorney-general said on Friday.
        
        In the face of intensifying protests against the proposed changes, Netanyahu said on Thursday he was putting aside all other considerations and would do "anything it takes" to reach a solution.
        
        Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges which he denies, said his hands had been tied but a law amended on Thursday to limit the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed gave him more space for maneuver.
        
        However, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, in a letter addressed to Netanyahu, disagreed.