Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara reportedly offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the opportunity to appoint a private lawyer to represent him in the High Court petition regarding the draft-dodgers law. Netanyahu declined the offer, according to reports.
The report indicates that the Attorney General offered Netanyahu the option of a private lawyer for the High Court petition concerning the draft-dodgers law, and Netanyahu refused. The development adds to the ongoing legal proceedings involving the prime minister, who is facing multiple cases, including the classified documents affair and other matters, as The Zioneer previously reported. The High Court petition on the draft-dodgers law is a separate legal challenge regarding the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
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