Israel’s domestic intelligence chief has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of demanding he be prepared to defy the country’s supreme court, as he set out a series of claims against the premier with whom he is locked in a legal battle.
In a sworn affidavit to the supreme court on Monday, Shin Bet head Ronen Bar said he had also been asked to use the powers of his spy agency to monitor anti-government protesters and to halt the premier’s ongoing corruption trial.
The document was filed ahead of further deliberations by the justices on whether Netanyahu can legally fire the spy chief. His government sacked Bar last month but the supreme court issued an injunction halting the removal until its legality was resolved.