Israeli AG warns Netanyahu broke law on conflict of interest
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Supporters of the judicial overhaul underway in Israel say it will restore power to elected legislators and make the courts less interventionist.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government said on Monday that it would alter a key part of its plan to overhaul the country's judicial system following mass street protests, international criticism, and a direct appeal from U.S. President Joe Biden.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned he could not be directly involved in the government's controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted illegally by announcing Thursday that he would involve himself directly in his government's moves to change the country's judicial system, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told him in an open letter Friday.
Baharav-Miara: PM's declaration that he will get involved in judicial overhaul violates court ruling; this and any further such acts 'illegal and tainted by conflict of interest'
Gali Baharav-Miara said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu created a conflict of interest by saying he would become more involved in pushing for a judicial overhaul while on trial for corruption.
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