Minister Idit Silman on Wednesday criticized the High Court of Justice's freeze on the state comptroller appointment vote, saying the court and attorney general must be shown a red light. "We will continue making appointments despite them and despite their anger," she said, according to Channel 14.
Minister Idit Silman (Religious Zionism) on Wednesday sharply criticized the High Court of Justice's ruling to freeze the Knesset vote on appointing a state comptroller, saying the judicial system had crossed a line. "We need to put a red light in front of them and say — enough! We will continue making appointments despite them and despite their anger," she said in a statement carried by Channel 14.
Silman's remarks are the latest in a series of coalition attacks on the High Court since Wednesday's ruling, which accepted a petition challenging the secret-ballot procedure. Earlier Wednesday, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of repeatedly crossing red lines, as The Zioneer reported. Opposition leader Yair Golan praised the ruling as a necessary check on government overreach.
The freeze means the Knesset cannot proceed to elect a new state comptroller until the court issues a final decision on the petition. No date has been set for the next hearing.
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