Israel's Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office
Source: Associated Press
Israel’s Supreme Court hears case against a law protecting Netanyahu from being removed from office
Updated 10:53 AM EDT, August 3, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court heard a petition on Thursday against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed from office over claims of a conflict of interest due to his ongoing corruption trial.
Netanyahu’s governing coalition passed a law in March that limits removing a prime minister from office to cases of medical and mental incapacitation. It would protect Netanyahu from being deemed unfit for office because of his ongoing corruption trial and claims of a conflict of interest. Critics say the law is tailor-made for Netanyahu and encourages corruption.
A few dozen people protested outside Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem as judges heard the petition by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel.
“The Knesset interfered in the Israeli constitution, changing it only for one person,” Tomer Naor, chief legal officer at the organization, said outside the court.
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