Proposed bill grants Ben Gvir authority to detain Israeli citizens without charges
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According to a report by The Times of Israel, Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, is set to introduce a new bill to the Knesset that would grant him the authority to take action against Israeli citizens who have yet to be criminally charged.
This includes ratifying sentences and expanding on administrative detention mechanisms that are typically used against ‘terror’ suspects.
Ben Gvir’s proposal would also allow him to impose renewable detention orders against Israeli citizens for up to six months and restrict their movements, including international travel and access to employment, without clear-cut evidence or file charges.
According to Hebrew Channel 12, the bill was filed by Knesset lawmaker Zvika Fogel. He immediately introduced the proposal to the National Security Committee, allowing him to skip several preliminary steps, such as avoiding a confrontation with Tel Aviv’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who would raise objections to the proposal of the far-right minister and leader of the Religious Zionist Party.
Under the bill’s guidelines, the detention mechanisms can be used against anyone Ben Gvir deems as a threat to national security, even without the existence of sufficient evidence.