After the ombudsman’s objection: The government ministers did not vote today (Sunday) on the appointment of Miri Regev’s candidate for the position of director general of the Ministry of Transportation, an appointment that was rejected by the appointments committee and declared by the ombudsman as ineligible. Deputy Ombudsman Gil Limon was present at the meeting and presented the opinion against the appointment.
Minister of Transportation Miri Regev said that “in light of the request of the deputy ombudsman for the government Gil Limon to postpone the vote for a week in order to reach a settlement, the government has decided to allow this and bring the appointment to a vote this coming Sunday.”
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As I recall, the Legal Adviser to the Government, Attorney Gali in Harv-Miaraannounced today that she opposes the appointment of the candidate on behalf of the minister Miri Regev for the position of Director General of the Ministry of Transportation. In the letter she delivered to the ministers, she explained that the appointment of Moshe ben Zaken He was examined by the Appointments Committee, which found that he was not qualified to fulfill this position.
In her letter, Beharve-Miara emphasized that the committee for appointing a director general in the Ministry of Transportation determined that his appointment “could harm the functioning of the ministry and its ability to meet its many tasks.”
“The appointment was examined by the Appointments Committee of the Civil Service Commission, which is the professional body in charge of the matter. After the Appointments Committee examined the matter and heard the minister, it found that the candidate is not qualified to fulfill the position, and his appointment may harm the functioning of the ministry and its ability to meet its many and complex tasks.” story.
“According to the law, the committee’s decision is extremely weighty, almost decisive, and only if there is a special reason of substantial weight, there will be justification to deviate from it. After the committee was required to address the issue a second time, following another request from the Minister of Transportation, and no substantial reason to change its position was voted on, then that there is no legal basis that allows the appointment contrary to her position. Therefore, the legal advisor to the government believes that there is a legal impediment to the approval of the appointment.”
Today the government will discuss the appointment of Regev as director general of the Ministry of Transportation, a Likud activist who was one of the organizers of the “Likudiyada” in Eilat, who previously served as Regev’s chief of staff at the Ministry of Transportation. legal to confirm the appointment.
Amir Ohana and Moshe Ben Zaken in Likudiada (Photo: Noam Ravkin Fenton, Flash 90)