Basic Law: Authority to Investigate and Prosecute (Legislative Amendments) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill splits the roles and powers of the Attorney General between two officeholders: the prosecutor general, who will handle the entire field of criminal law, and the Attorney General, who will handle the other fields of law. To implement this split, the bill changes Basic Laws: The Knesset, The Judiciary and The Government, so that "the prosecutor general" will appear instead of "the Attorney General" in decisions on investigations and prosecution of senior officeholders, with requirements for approval by a court and a senior officials' committee before indictments are filed.