Former judge urges prime minister to resign
Retired Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner calls on Olmert, public to draw conclusions, claiming Israelis cannot wait for PM's affairs to be thoroughly probed before he is ousted
“I expect the public to apply strong pressure, so that in a situation like Olmert’s, a prime minister will no longer be able to continue his premiership," former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner said Saturday during an event in Ramat Gan, following the new allegations on the ‘Olmertours’ affair.
According to Dorner, there is no point in waiting for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s affairs to reach a final conclusion: “When facts are clear, and in Olmert’s case there are more than a few facts that he himself does not contest, a public figure must draw the conclusions.”
Dorner also attacked Vice Premier Haim Ramon’s attempts to launch a commission of inquiry on the wiretapping affair during his trial.
“What happened in Ramon’s case is terrible. What is he complaining about? The police have many authorities and means and I don’t understand what the whole stir up around the wiretapping is all about.”
Regarding Ramon’s trial, Dorner said, “The court unanimously agreed that Ramon gave a false testimony. The judges rejected his claim..saying the damage done to him was minimal.
"Ramon’s quick return to the political arena is unacceptable. He should have disappeared from the political stage for one or to years at the least.”
Like many other senior members of the legal system, Dorner also criticized the appointment of Daniel Friedmann as justice minister.
“Friedmann wrote accusation articles against the Supreme Court and especially against its President (Dorit) Beinish; he published an article supporting Ramon and all of a sudden becomes a minister of justice candidate. Where did his appointment originate from? Aren’t there enough professors worthy of receiving that legal title?"
