Channel 12's Yaron Avraham reports that the legal vacuum from the Ravilo appointment saga is blocking whistleblower protections: 10 requests by government ministry employees for protection orders were rejected outright because no State Comptroller is in office. With neither a sitting Comptroller nor an Ombudsman, he says, there is no legal avenue to address the requests.
Channel 12's Yaron Avraham reported Monday evening (20:39 Jerusalem) that 10 requests by government ministry employees for whistleblower protection orders were rejected outright, attributing the rejections to the vacant State Comptroller post. With no sitting Comptroller and Ombudsman, he said, there is no legal avenue to address the requests; the vacancy stems from the saga over the appointment of Adv. Michael Ravilo to the role.
The Zioneer reported the initial rejection figures earlier this evening (20:23 Jerusalem), before the cause was disclosed. The post has been empty since early July, when Matanyahu Englman's tenure ended (The Zioneer, July 5), and on July 8 The Zioneer reported that whistleblower protection orders could not be issued while it stood vacant.
The vacancy is tied to the Ravilo saga, as The Zioneer has reported: the High Court voided his election to the post, and on July 23 The Zioneer reported Ravilo said he would serve only if the coalition sought a renewed public mandate through new elections. With no appointment or election in sight, the legal vacuum leaves whistleblower requests unanswered.
The figure of 10 rejected requests rests on Avraham's report and has not been independently confirmed; there is no indication of when the vacancy will be filled.
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