"A stupid and superfluous committee"

MP Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish home) strongly criticized Thursday night the decision of the Advisory Committee on the appointment of senior officials not to recommend Moshe (Chico) Edri to the post of police commissioner, and called the Minister of Public Security to appointment to the firm for approval.

"I do not know Chico Edri and I do not know if he is fit for the post of commissioner, but the Committee for the Appointment of Senior Officials is a stupid and superfluous organ that has inflated in monstrous proportions. "said Smotrich.

"Netanyahu, as usual, does not have the courage to take strategic measures such as canceling and taking over appointments, so we will probably have many such sagas." Good luck for we, "he added.

Smotrich urged Public Safety Minister Gilad Erdan to support the appointment.

"If Minister Gilad Erdan is satisfied that Edri is the most suitable candidate for this position, I ask him to disregard the committee's recommendations and submit the appointment to Cabinet for approval immediately," he said. he declared. "There is no authority without responsibility and no responsibility without authority."

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish House) also reacted to the committee's decision to disqualify Edri.

"The Commissioner of Police is appointed by the Government on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and not two members of the Goldberg Committee." The opinion of the two other members of the committee [who approved Edri’s appointment] is simple and reasonable, "said Shaked.

"It is impossible to appoint a police commissioner as a constraint and not to make the best choice because of the appearance of a meeting." Edri is an outstanding officer. "Nobody is perfect. government should name the most appropriate candidate, "she added. .

The committee decided to reject Edri after two of its members voted in favor of the nomination, while the other two, including the chairman of the committee, former Judge Eliezer Goldberg, voted against. In the event of a tie, the chairman of the committee shall receive a decisive vote; it was therefore decided not to recommend the appointment of Edri.

Erdan announced that he did not accept the committee's position in light of the tie.

He pointed out that the reasoning of the committee had not allowed to establish the absence of "normative values" or integrity in Edri 's behavior and that he There was no reason to prevent Edri's appointment as Commissioner of Police. Erdan said he would ask to appear before the committee and present his arguments.

While waiting for another decision to be made, Erdan announced that he would soon be appointing a police commissioner.