MK Kroizer Summoned for Police Interrogation Over Violent Incident

The police have officially summoned Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer for questioning regarding a violent incident in Mitzpe Yericho in which he was involved. Kroizer is to be investigated under caution on suspicion of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances, following an incident where a police officer's nose was broken. Kroizer, however, claims that the police officers attacked him. His complaint against the officers will be investigated as part of a joint inquiry to avoid conflicting testimonies.

In response to the summons, Kroizer released a video harshly criticizing Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the head of the Police Investigations Department, Boaz Balat, accusing them of conducting a politically motivated investigation. "This political witch hunt led by Gali Baharav-Miara and Boaz Balat has crossed every line and lost all restraint. The hypocrisy is screaming to the heavens. We see you," Kroizer stated.

He alleged that officers used severe violence against him, pepper-sprayed him, and arrested him while he was injured. Kroizer also claimed he was prevented from filing a complaint at the Police Internal Investigations Department for four hours, contrasting it with the swiftness of his own summons. He described the authorities' conduct as "selective enforcement" and suggested the timing of the investigation, two weeks before elections, indicated political motives.

Kroizer asserted that the investigation was a "staged political probe designed to turn the complainant into the suspect." He stated he is not afraid of the investigation and demanded that the violence against him and the circumstances preventing his complaint be revealed. He concluded by warning that those responsible would be held accountable after the elections if he and his party receive a public mandate.