The Attorney General of Israel, Gali Baharav Miara, has clearly stated to the Supreme Court of Justice that the decision to change the manner of selection of the Commissioner for Civil Service Affairs is illegal. “We are talking about the main measure of changing the civil service from professionalism to politics,” he warned.
In the decision adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers last month, it was decided to appoint the next Commissioner for Civil Service Affairs by the Cabinet of Ministers and to investigate this appointment by the advisory committee, one of whose members will be appointed by the cabinet itself.
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In his response, the Prosecutor General made it clear that the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers creates a new situation in which the Prime Minister himself can choose for himself the person he wants to be the Commissioner for Civil Service Affairs, without the need for this person to meet the minimum threshold of professional experience, ability and suitability for the position. “For this reason, the decision avoiding the appointment of a commissioner in the past is illegal,” the state writes.
The State added: “Here there is a great burden on the public interest to ensure and assure that the candidate appointed to the post has all the qualifications and experience for the post, but this was not protected in the decision made and the public interest was not sufficiently taken into account,” the response said. it is said.
“The role of the Civil Service Commissioner is to prevent improper appointments or dismissals in the civil service. It is the Civil Service Commissioner who is able to manage and shape the image of the civil service for six years,” the state wrote to the Supreme Court. It’s hard to overestimate his importance as a goalkeeper.”
Baharav Miara continued in his reply that there is reason to issue a temporary order suspending the implementation of the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers until the motions related to the matter are resolved. Today, the Cabinet of Ministers will discuss the extension of the current Commissioner’s term of office by three months as a temporary solution to the fact that a new Commissioner has not yet been appointed.
Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – published on September 8, 2024.
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