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Israel's Attorney General Warns Katz Abusing Authority to Block Likud MK's Indictment
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Israel's Attorney General warns Katz abusing authority to block Likud MK's indictment
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told Defense Minister Israel Katz that his failure to sign essential documents has delayed the indictment of Likud lawmaker Tally Gotliv for violating a privacy law related to the Shin Bet, and 'disrupts the integrity of the legal process'
The attorney general said regarding the minister that, "There is a concern that you are abusing your authority to prevent an indictment from being filed against a member of your party." This, when the background to the incident is a defamation lawsuit filed by Ressler against the MK. The minister replied to the attorney general: "Issuing statements to the media before I received a request from you - an indecent act."
The letter sent to Barhav-Miara stated that Katz's failure to sign a confidentiality certificate "has delayed the filing of the indictment against MK Gottlieb for over a month." Katz also used a similar practice in the classified documents affair, delaying his signature on documents required to advance the proceedings in the case for a long time.
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