The High Court of Justice responded to the government on Tuesday, stating that an elected official who refuses to comply with a court ruling can have his parliamentary immunity removed. The message escalates the legal confrontation between the judiciary and the executive.
The High Court of Justice on Tuesday issued a formal response to the government in the ongoing legal confrontation, according to a report. The court stated that an elected official who refuses to carry out a judicial ruling can have his Knesset immunity lifted.
The statement is the latest development in a weeks-long standoff between the government and the judiciary over compliance with High Court rulings. Over the past week, The Zioneer has tracked warnings from President Isaac Herzog (Jul 5) and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak (Jul 5) against executive defiance, as well as statements by ministers defending the government’s position. Tuesday’s court response is the first formal judicial warning since those exchanges.
It remains unclear whether the court directed its remarks at any specific MK or pending legislation.
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