Constitution Committee chair MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) has split the Attorney General's role reform bill, prioritizing the clause that allows the government separate legal representation before the High Court. Also retained: the government's ability to reject the Attorney General's legal opinions, and increased oversight of the AG by the Justice Minister. The bill's remaining provisions are deferred due to time constraints, according to committee sources.
Constitution Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) has decided to split the Attorney General split bill, prioritizing core provisions and deferring other elements due to time constraints, according to a committee source cited by the Knesset Channel.
The provisions retained in the current legislative push are: the clause allowing the government separate legal representation before the High Court of Justice; the government's ability to reject the Attorney General's legal opinions; and increased oversight of the Attorney General by the Justice Minister. The remaining parts of the bill — reportedly including the actual split of the AG role — have been deferred.
This development follows the committee's marathon deliberations earlier in the week, which included the expulsion of Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon after a confrontation with Rothman, and briefings by senior Justice Ministry deputies on the bill's implications. The bill is a central part of the coalition's judicial reform agenda.
The exact timeline for advancing the retained clauses through the necessary Knesset readings remains unclear. No comment has been received from the opposition or the Attorney General's Office.
3 developments
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- DevelopingTop Justice Ministry deputies to address Constitution Committee on AG split bill impact
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Source and signal
- Internal intake