Israel's High Court blocks Arye Deri from serving as minister

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Israel's High Court blocks Arye Deri from serving as minister
Ten to one, the High Court ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remove Deri from his positions.
By MICHAEL STARR
Published: JANUARY 18, 2023

Shas chairman Arye Deri cannot retain his position as interior and health minister, the High Court ruled on Wednesday in response to petitions challenging Deri's appointment and the Basic Law amendment that allowed his rise to the post despite his criminal sentencing.

Ten to one, the High Court ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should remove Deri from his positions, due to the appointment's unreasonableness and the Shas Chairman's plea bargain in which he promised that he would not return to public life. The court declined to rule on the Basic Law amendment’s procedure, the third item petitioned on by critics.

Shas would still retain the interior and health ministries, and Deri is still a member of Knesset.

more........... https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-728898
 
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