A senior government official told Kan that the High Court judges 'don't understand the implications' of their ruling annulling the state comptroller vote, warning that if the coalition is in opposition, 'we will sabotage every secret vote and demand the court nullify the results, as it itself set in its ruling.'
The statement, reported by Kan on Saturday evening, marks the latest escalation in the confrontation between the government and the judiciary over the High Court's ruling that annulled the Knesset vote for state comptroller and ordered a new election. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, suggested that the government would use the court's own precedent to undermine future secret ballots if the coalition loses power. The threat comes amid a series of coalition attacks on the court's authority, including the government's earlier declaration that it would not recognize rulings it deems contrary to law.
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