After massive protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the planned judicial reform will be watered down. Originally, the far-right government wanted to see the legislative package ratified until April 2 when the Knesset enters parliamentary recess. On Monday, Netanyahu and his religious-nationalist coalition partners explained that most of the projects would be put in place until the Knesset meets again on April 30.
The main focus of the reform is on the procedure for selecting judges. The government wants to strengthen its influence and limit the powers of the Supreme Court. She justifies this by accusing judges of interfering in politics. Critics accuse the government of wanting to limit the independence of the judiciary.
A government statement said on Monday that the planned review of the judges in a selection committee remained on hold. This too should be expanded from nine – as originally – eleven members. In the original bill, three cabinet ministers, two members of the government coalition and two publicists chosen by the government should belong to him. The government would have had a majority of seven to four.
Independent jurisdiction at risk
Critics fear that the separation of powers will be abolished and democracy in Israel will be undermined. They are tossing Netanyahu — he is currently under a corruption trial — and the proposed law changes were also designed to protect him from an office investigation. You see the independent judiciary in danger.
Eleven weeks of demonstrations across the country
The plans divided society and tens of thousands of people across the country opposed them for eleven weeks. Most recently, a quarter of a million people demonstrated on Saturday against the right-religious government’s controversial judicial reform.
Source: Krone
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