Attorney Gali Baharav-Miara announced this morning (Sunday) that Acting Director General of the Prime Minister's Office, Drorit Steinmetz, will not be able to continue in her position.
This is in light of the criminal investigation against her as part of the May Golan affair.
According to a report on Channel 13 on Sunday, the ombudsman's decision comes after Prime Minister Netanyahu approached Barrab-Meara in March with the aim of confirming Steinmetz's tenure.
However, about a week ago, Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon responded to Netanyahu's request and wrote that following suspicions of crimes of fraud and breach of trust, receiving something by fraud under aggravated circumstances, theft by a public servant, and false registration in corporate documents, there is considerable difficulty in complying with the Prime Minister's request.
In the letter, Limon asked Netanyahu, as he had requested in the past, to act immediately to appoint a permanent director general of the Prime Minister's Office in order to "prevent harm to the office's activities and the broader public interest.".
The letter also indicates that as of March 10, Steinmetz has not served as acting director general of the ministry.
Limon was informed by Netanyahu that he has not yet completed a review of the appointment of a permanent CEO and has not yet examined assigning the role to another civil servant, even temporarily.
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