According to a report by Avishai Grinzaig, MK Aryeh Deri decided the government will not appear in the High Court of Justice on the law freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders. Minister Shlomo Karai similarly decided the government will not be represented on the broadcast law, even refusing an offer of separate representation from the deputy attorney general. On the law regarding the role of the attorney general, the government will seek separate representation and attend the hearing.
The report by Avishai Grinzaig, published Monday evening, details decisions by two senior coalition ministers regarding government representation in High Court petitions on three contentious laws. MK Aryeh Deri (Shas) decided the government will not appear in the High Court hearing on the law that would freeze arrests of Haredi yeshiva students who evade military service. Minister Shlomo Karai (Likud) independently decided the government will not be represented in the High Court on the broadcast law, which would restructure the Second Authority for Television and Radio. According to the report, the deputy attorney general offered Karai separate representation, but he refused. On the third law — the proposal to redefine the role of the attorney general — the government will seek separate representation and attend the hearing. The decisions represent a further escalation in the ongoing confrontation between the governing coalition and the High Court of Justice. As The Zioneer has previously reported, the government has taken several steps to challenge court authority, including a decision to oppose the High Court's ruling on the Second Authority (Sunday, July 5) and the law freezing Haredi draft evader arrests (Wednesday, July 15). The current report suggests the government is now prepared to absent itself from court proceedings, a move that legal experts say could precipitate a constitutional crisis.
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