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Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin has addressed an official letter to Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs about his intention to announce a vote of no confidence in the government’s legal adviser Gali Baarav-Miara. This was reported by Newsru.
According to Levin, Baarav-Miara systematically “politicises the work of the institution of the legal adviser to the government”, which, in his opinion, contradicts the principles of objectivity and legal impartiality. The minister believes that the legal adviser has turned her position into a “political tool” that blocks the initiatives of the current government, using legal reasons where there are “no real grounds for this”.
Despite these statements, the government does not have the authority to dismiss a legal adviser on its own. This requires a complex procedure:
1. The government should formally pass a vote of no confidence.
2. Form a special commission to consider candidates for replacement.
3. Provide the commission with arguments for the need to change the adviser.
4. 4. The final decision is made by the commission.
Analysts have already called Levin’s initiative another stage in the struggle for control over the country’s legal system, which is causing a serious public outcry and protests.
As a reminder, Gali Baarav-Miara has repeatedly criticised government reforms and blocked a number of decisions that she believes violate the principles of democracy and the rule of law in Israel.
