Source : NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWS
JERUSALEM: Israel’s internal security chief, whom the government is trying to sack, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of demanding his personal loyalty and ordering him to spy on anti-government protesters.
The accusations, made in a sworn statement to the Supreme Court, are the latest twist in a legal and political saga pitting Netanyahu against Ronen Bar, whose dismissal, announced by the government last month, triggered mass protests in Israel.
The unprecedented move to fire the Shin Bet chief has been contested by the attorney general and the opposition, which sees it as a sign of authoritarian drift.
Following a lengthy hearing, the Supreme Court on April 8 called on the government and the attorney general to find a compromise on the issue, giving them until after the Jewish Passover holiday, which has just ended.
Israeli media has reported that Bar could soon resign.
An affidavit the security chief submitted to the court on April 21, contains several accusations against Netanyahu, including that he had asked Bar for personal loyalty.
“It was clear” that in the event of a constitutional crisis, he would be expected to obey Netanyahu and not the Supreme Court, Bar wrote in the document, which was released by the attorney general’s office.
SOURCE :- NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
