Rivlin: Electees need protection from being ousted against public will

"The public's wish is the most important thing – but the public has to make the right choice," the president claimed.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN gestures to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the President’s Residence on Wednesday. (photo credit: REUTERS)
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN gestures to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the President’s Residence on Wednesday.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
President Reuven Rivlin commented on Tuesday regarding the Israeli High Court of Justice hearing, discussing whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be allowed to form the next government in light of the indictments he faces.
"I heard what's going on in the Supreme Court. I realized that people could ask me about it, and I thought 'what will my answer be?'" Rivlin said at a Calcalist conference. "Since the court is discussing what is soon to be my decisions, it is appropriate that I say nothing, although I think I already have an opinion on the matter. There are things here that need to be weighed properly. Democracy is the public's wish - but the public has to make the right choice."
Rivlin stated that "Elected officials should be protected from being ousted against the will of the people."
"This is the first time that an indictment has been filed against an acting prime minister," Rivlin stressed. "Unfortunately, we are at a time when people can use power in a way that is neither accepted by morality nor by the law."