Urgent demand from Doron Cohen: "Order the termination of the Attorney General's term"

Attorney Michael Litvak from the "Betzalmo" organization has turned to Civil Service Commissioner Doron Cohen with a demand to order the termination of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's term, following a Channel 14 report that she has reached the mandatory retirement age (67) without submitting a request to extend her service. Alternatively, the organization demands a public clarification of her status and the suspension of her powers.

Attorney Michael Litvak from the "Betzalmo" organization has urgently turned to Civil Service Commissioner Doron Cohen with a demand to order the termination of the term of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The appeal comes following a Channel 14 report that Baharav-Miara has reached the age of 67 – the mandatory retirement age – and that apparently no request was submitted to extend her service as required. In his appeal, Litvak demands unequivocally: "One must order the immediate termination of her term. Alternatively, publicly clarify the legal and statutory situation regarding her employment and announce the suspension of her powers until the matter is resolved." The article notes that coalition sources have tried to inquire with the Commission as to why the Commissioner is not acting, and that the Commission is relying on the precedent of former Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, who did not retire upon reaching retirement age. Coalition critics argue that reliance on this precedent reflects a fear of confronting the judicial system.