The High Court of Justice on Monday ruled that Justice Minister Yariv Levin may not appoint a new director for the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) until further notice, according to Channel 14. Dr. Shauli Sharf, a constitutional law lecturer, said the court is 'serving the opposition.'
The High Court of Justice on Monday again blocked Justice Minister Yariv Levin from appointing a director for the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash), maintaining an interim order with no set timeframe. Dr. Shauli Sharf, a constitutional law lecturer, criticized the decision, saying the court is "serving the opposition" and intervening in a "crude and non-substantive manner."
The ruling follows a series of court actions over the past day. On Sunday at 18:19 Jerusalem, the High Court issued an order preventing Levin from making the appointment until an interim petition on the matter is decided. That order came after the court had earlier directed Levin to freeze all appointments under the new Mahash law pending a decision on an interim injunction. Levin had informed the court that the search for a director would continue through the election period, according to reports.
The Mahash appointment dispute is part of a broader institutional confrontation between the judiciary and the coalition. As The Zioneer has reported, the High Court in recent weeks halted the Communications Law and carved out an emergency exception in the Knesset budget freeze — moves that coalition members have decried as judicial overreach. Justice Minister Levin has previously accused the court of enabling the attorney general's actions and of overstepping its authority.
The interim order remains in effect with no date set for a final ruling on the underlying petition. The court has not yet indicated when it will decide on the legality of the new Mahash law or Levin's authority to appoint its director.
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