The Attorney General submitted a message to the High Court of Justice requesting an interim order to halt the establishment of a 'political prosecution unit' within the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash), arguing the unit would intimidate police officers, investigators, prosecutors, and journalists.
The Attorney General has submitted a message to the High Court of Justice calling for an interim order to halt the establishment of what she described as a 'political prosecution unit' within the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash). The Attorney General argued that the unit would intimidate police officers, investigators, prosecutors, and journalists.
The request follows the Attorney General's petition earlier today urging the High Court to block the Mahash law entirely, as The Zioneer reported at 17:38 Jerusalem. The Attorney General's office contended that the law's purpose was to intimidate law enforcement and media.
The Mahash reform bill, advanced by the coalition, has been a focus of legal and political controversy. The Attorney General and the State Attorney have previously warned that restructuring the department could undermine its independence and politicize investigations.
4 developments
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