Israeli Police Commissioner Alona Shushan, questioned this week, firmly rejected claims from Lt. Cmdr. Liaor Abudraham’s circle that she recorded him because he was serving as a witness against Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yakobi. In her testimony, Shushan said the recordings began only after what she described as a very unusual incident, one that had nothing to do with the current affair.
Shushan said she did not pass the recordings to anyone until the Competition Authority opened its inquiry. She also said the information that reached Yakobi from her was general, not detailed, and that he heard similar things from others as well. According to her, she never handed Yakobi the recordings themselves.
Attorney Sharon Vaknyn, who represents Abudraham, declined to comment on the reported details of the investigation at this stage. Shushan’s lawyers, Shani Iluz and Kobi Avitbul, said they trust the investigators and would not respond further while the probe is still ongoing. They said Shushan is a respected officer and that her version was presented to investigators in detail.
Attorney Uri Korb, who commented on behalf of another side in the case, said concerns about derailing and obstructing the investigation had materialized. He argued that Abudraham was not the one being pressured, but rather the one who raised the issues repeatedly, and said this raises serious concerns about the integrity of the investigation, especially given alleged links between investigators and senior Police Internal Investigations Department officials. He added that instead of properly investigating suspected obstruction and the conduct of the internal affairs unit, the enforcement system chose to question Yakobi again. The article notes that the attorney general is expected to file an indictment against Yakobi.
