Retired police commander and lawyer Yaakov Borovsky, in an interview on Channel 14, accused Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the Supreme Court of overstepping their authority, saying he warned three years ago that the legal system was 'cutting the branch' on which it rests and that the branch has now collapsed.
Retired Israel Police commander and attorney Yaakov Borovsky criticized Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the Supreme Court in an interview broadcast Monday on Channel 14. Borovsky said he had written a personal letter to the attorney general three years ago warning that the legal system was overreaching and that 'you cannot stretch the rope — it will tear.' He added that not only was he correct, but the situation has worsened, with the legal branch abandoning its purpose. The remarks join a growing stream of criticism from right-wing and religious figures toward the government's legal leadership, as The Zioneer previously reported regarding Justice Minister Levin's comments (July 1) and MK Pindrus's call to split the attorney general role (June 29). Borovsky's critique comes from a retired senior law enforcement officer, lending weight to the institutional perspective.
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