The Deputy Attorney General told a Knesset committee that if the law's purpose is to give the court new tools, then removing section 2 does not alter the outcome, according to a report by Eli Hirsman.
The Deputy Attorney General argued before a Knesset committee on Thursday that the removal of Section 2 from the proposed Judicial Selection Committee reform would not change the law's practical effect, as long as its stated aim remains to equip the court with new powers. According to a report by journalist Eli Hirsman, the Deputy AG stated: 'If the purpose of the law is to give the court tools it did not have before, then deleting Section 2 changes nothing.'
The remark comes as the High Court of Justice continues to hear petitions against the reform. Earlier this month, the Attorney General's representative argued before the expanded panel that the law's harm to democratic principles outweighs its benefits 'sevenfold.' Justice Noam Solberg had raised the possibility of postponing a ruling until after the next election. The Deputy AG's intervention adds a technical nuance to the debate, suggesting that even without Section 2, the core mechanism of the bill remains intact.
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