Supreme Court President Isaac Amit has suggested removing politicians from the Judicial Selection Committee, according to a Channel 14 broadcast. Attorney Guy Bussi said Amit 'continues the path of Aharon Barak—convincing the public that a politician is a corrupt person.'
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit has suggested that politicians should perhaps be removed from the Judicial Selection Committee, according to a broadcast by Channel 14 commentator Jacob Bardugo. The comment came amid the High Court's ongoing hearing on the law governing the committee's composition.
Attorney Guy Bussi remarked on the same broadcast that Amit 'continues the path of Aharon Barak — convincing the public that a politician is a corrupt person.' Dr. Shaul Sharf separately said Amit's approach effectively calls for removing 'those politicians with a robe — the unelected judges' from the selection process.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Sunday's expanded 11-justice panel hearing saw Amit warn of 'regime change' and political horse-trading spilling into judicial appointments. The current remarks add a new dimension to the debate, with critics arguing that Amit is framing elected officials as inherently less trustworthy than judges.
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