Likud MK Says New Police Prosecution Law Will End Impunity

Likud lawmaker Moshe Saada, formerly a deputy head of the Police Internal Investigations Department, said a new law affecting the department would bring a dramatic change to Israel’s justice and law-enforcement system. In an interview with lawyer Itzik Bunzel on Galey Israel radio, Saada called the move historic and launched a direct attack on Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

Saada said, "This is an earthquake in the prosecution," and added that Baharav-Miara herself had said the law would change the face of law enforcement. He said he agreed with that assessment because, in his view, the law would mean that "there will no longer be criminals serving in law enforcement."

He argued that the law was needed because senior officials had abused their power and created a system of mutual protection for high-ranking figures. He accused those he said had enjoyed immunity of being shielded from accountability.

Saada escalated his criticism by saying, "All those criminals who received immunity, people like Gali, who is a criminal and undoubtedly enjoys immunity for what she did to Force 100 and for what she pursued Zini and Gofman over, will no longer have immunity." He ended on an optimistic note, saying that from now on everyone would be equal before the law and that, "At last, someone is guarding the guardians."