Knesset Member Kroizer Demands Investigation into Police Chief Amid Claims of Political Motives
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer has filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department alleging excessive force by police during a memorial event. He has also written to the Inspector General of Police, Dani Levy, demanding an investigation into alleged biased leaks from his case file to the media. Kroizer suspects that Boaz Balt, head of the Police Investigations and Intelligence Division, is involved and acting against him for political reasons. The police are also investigating an alleged assault on an officer during the incident.
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- MK Yitzhak Kroizer alleges police used excessive force against him at a memorial event.
- Kroizer claims biased leaks from his investigation file are politically motivated.
- He suspects Police Investigations Chief Boaz Balt of involvement in the leaks.
- Kroizer also claims he was prevented from filing a formal complaint with Mahash.
- Police are investigating an alleged assault on an officer during the same event.
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer has escalated his conflict surrounding an incident at a memorial event in Mitzpe Yericho. Following his submission of a complaint to the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) alleging excessive force by police officers against him and other attendees during a ceremony for four fallen soldiers, Kroizer has now appealed to the Inspector General of the Police, Dani Levy. Kroizer claims that selective leaks of information from the investigation file to the media are intended to distort the event and damage his public standing. He also suspects that the head of the Police Investigations and Intelligence Division, Superintendent Boaz Balt, is involved in these alleged leaks and is acting against him for political reasons.
The incident occurred during a memorial for soldiers who fell in the War of Independence, including Kroizer's childhood friend, Aviad Neiman. Kroizer states that he arrived at the scene, identified himself as a Knesset member, and attempted to de-escalate a dispute between police and bereaved families. However, he alleges that officers then used unreasonable force against him and others present. Exclusive documentation of the event was reportedly broadcast on Channel 14.
In parallel, the police confirmed an investigation into claims that an officer was assaulted and had his nose broken during the incident. Police stated that video footage shows Kroizer as part of the commotion, and if his involvement in an assault is confirmed, they will seek approval to investigate him. Kroizer argues that one-sided leaks prejudice the truth and create a public verdict before facts are established, suspecting an abuse of authority for political purposes.
Kroizer also raised a separate issue regarding his attempt to file a formal complaint with Mahash. He claims he waited for nearly four hours at the Mahash offices but was prevented from submitting his detailed complaint against the officers involved. He was reportedly told that the directive not to take his complaint originated from the Attorney General's office, a claim he also demands be investigated.
In his letter to the Inspector General, Kroizer urged an urgent investigation into the source of the alleged leaks, the circumstances of the information transfer to the media, and Superintendent Boaz Balt's involvement. He also called for enforcement of regulations prohibiting police information leaks and for an independent Mahash investigation free from pressure or intervention from police command.
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