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Netanyahu likely to widen remit of Gaza flotilla probe after judge threatens to quit

The government on Tuesday looked set to widen the scope of an inquiry into Israel\'s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, after a judge leading the probe threatened to resign unless his powers were increased.
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June 29, 2010

The government on Tuesday looked set to widen the scope of an inquiry into Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, after a judge leading the probe threatened to resign unless his powers were increased.

Earlier this week, retired Supreme Court justice Jacob Turkel approached Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, citing legal grounds to support a demand to extend his remit.

According to Turkel, paragraphs 8 and 8a of the Basic Government Law grant an independent committee of inquiry the right to conduct a full judicial investigation, including the authority to subpoena any witnesses or evidence it requires and to take testimony under oath.

Read the full story at Haaretz.com.

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