Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced that the opinion regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pardon request is ready, but has been transferred to the handling of Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu (Jewish Power). This is due to Levin's closeness to Netanyahu, which was expected to lead to attempts to disqualify his recommendation due to conflict of interest. Levin is number 2 in Likud, Deputy Prime Minister and testified in Netanyahu's trial. Eliyahu regularly handles cases in which Minister Levin is prevented from dealing with them.