MK Karin Elharar (Yesh Atid) who has served the past two years as head of the State Control committee, responded angrily to a proposal by MK Bezalel Smotrich to restrict the Comptroller's activities to fixing issues de facto and not to investigate projects while they are being implemented.
Elharar said this is "a ridiculous proposal which shows lack of understanding of the Comptroller's role as a critical protector of democracy.
Elharar added that the Comptroller's reports expose people and official bodies acting in violation of law and recently police investigations had stemmed from these reports. She concluded "we won't allow such an attack on this body and it's a disgrace that the coalition should support it."