MK Kroizer Accuses Law Enforcement of Political Persecution
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer accused top law enforcement officials of political persecution after he was allegedly assaulted and then made a suspect by the Police Internal Investigations Department. Kroizer claims the Legal Advisor to the Government and the head of Mahash are running a campaign against his party. He stated he was injured during a memorial service and denied the opportunity to file a complaint against his assailant. Kroizer expressed confidence the public would respond at the polls on October 27.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Yitzhak Kroizer claims law enforcement officials are politically persecuting him and his party.
- Kroizer alleges he was assaulted and then made a suspect by the Police Internal Investigations Department.
- He accused the Legal Advisor to the Government and the head of Mahash of a political campaign.
- The incident occurred shortly before the October 27th elections.
- Kroizer differentiated his criticism of leadership from praise for rank-and-file officers.
Member of Knesset Yitzhak Kroizer, chairman of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee, launched a sharp attack on senior law enforcement officials following an incident of violence he experienced and his subsequent investigation by the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash).
Kroizer stated that during a memorial service for friends, he was severely assaulted, leaving him injured in front of his young son. When he went to the Mahash offices to file a complaint against the officer involved, he waited for nearly four hours. Instead of being allowed to submit his complaint, he was turned into a suspect, an event he claims occurred just days before the elections.
Kroizer directly accused the Legal Advisor to the Government, Gali Baharav-Miara, and the head of Mahash, Boaz Goldberg, of orchestrating a political campaign against his party, Otzma Yehudit, with the aim of undermining the right-wing government. He described their conduct as "selective enforcement and a trampling of the rule of law."
Despite his strong criticism of the senior officials and bureaucracy, Kroizer emphasized that rank-and-file police officers perform sacred work. However, he insisted that officers who err must be held accountable. Kroizer concluded by stating he entered the investigation with his head held high and expressed confidence that the public would deliver its verdict at the ballot box on October 27.
