Elections Committee Orders Ben Gvir to Remove Campaign Video Filmed in Prison

Justice Noam Sohlberg ruled the minister improperly exploited public resources and ordered him to pay personal legal costs.

Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg has ordered National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to remove an election campaign video filmed inside a prison from the web, newspaper Haaretz and news website Srugim reported. The clip showed Ben Gvir berating a security prisoner during an official visit to the correctional facility.

Following petitions against the publication, Justice Sohlberg determined that Ben Gvir fully exploited his privileged access to public resources, violating legal bans on using state assets for election propaganda. In addition to removing the footage, the judge ordered the minister to personally pay legal costs to the petitioners out of his own pocket.