AG: State fails to handle construction violations in settlements - Israel News, Ynetnews
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Yehuda Weinstein urges defense minister to ensure criminal enforcement of planning and construction violations in West Bank, which he says go largely unpunished
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein sent a letter to Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Tuesday accusing the defense establishment of dragging its feet in relation to regulation over illegal construction in West Bank settlements, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
“There is hardly any criminal enforcement of planning and construction violations in Judea and Samaria, this largely due to the lack of an investigative body charged with handling the issue,” Weinstein wrote.
He is demanding that Ya’alon ensure criminal enforcement of planning and construction violations in the West Bank without delay.
In his letter, Weinstein noted that last year the State had testified in the High Court of Justice that defense forces are working on reinforcing its inspection unit in the Civil Administration.