MK Moshe Saada (Likud) in a live interview said the High Court of Justice has no authority to order a new Knesset vote for state comptroller and called its ruling a 'red line.' He said the attorney general will be investigated over the persecution of right-wing activists by September.
MK Moshe Saada (Likud) attacked the High Court of Justice's decision to order a second Knesset vote for state comptroller, telling Channel 14 in a live broadcast: 'This is a red line. They have no authority to do that.' The ruling, issued this week, froze the appointment process that had favored coalition candidate MK Ohad Tal. In the same interview, Saada predicted that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara would be investigated over what he called the persecution of right-wing activists by September — a promise he made on air to interviewer Boaz Golan. Saada has previously argued that the High Court retreats when the government draws clear red lines, a position he laid out last month. The comptroller appointment battle continues to escalate tensions between the judicial and legislative branches.
2 developments
- StrongHigh Court justices propose new Knesset vote for state comptroller, await response by Sunday
- StrongHigh Court unanimously annuls state comptroller vote, orders new election
- DevelopingWhat is expected to be decided about the new state comptroller vote
- DevelopingBennett urges Knesset to accept High Court recommendation, hold new comptroller vote
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