According to journalist Yaron Avraham (N12), 10 requests by government employees for whistleblower protection orders were rejected outright because the State Comptroller position remains vacant. The legal mechanism for such orders requires a sitting State Comptroller, which has been unavailable due to the political and legal impasse surrounding the appointment of attorney Michael Ravilo.
The report by N12 journalist Yaron Avraham, aired on Monday evening, provides new details on the institutional fallout from the vacant State Comptroller position. The 10 rejected requests for protection orders — which are designed to safeguard whistleblowers within government ministries — could not be processed because the law requires a sitting State Comptroller to authorize them. The vacancy stems from the ongoing legal and political battle over the appointment of attorney Michael Ravilo, whose election by the Knesset was annulled by the High Court of Justice. As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, the absence of a State Comptroller has left whistleblowers without legal safeguards, a situation that has now been quantified.
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