Police Internal Investigations Department
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Police Internal Investigations Department, translated into English and compared across sources. 31 recent stories.
Police officer who kicked Haredi protester’s head questioned and released
A police officer filmed kicking a Haredi protester’s head was questioned by Internal Investigations and released, while another video review found no offense. The case stems from…
Police Officer Filmed Kicking Protester on Route 4 Questioned by Investigators
A police officer filmed kicking a protester in the head on Route 4 was questioned by Mahash. The incident took place last week during a road blockade by ultra-Orthodox protesters.
State Prosecutor Warns Against Political Pressure on Law Enforcement Independence
State Prosecutor Amit Isman warned at a University of Haifa conference that attacks on law-enforcement independence threaten democracy, the rule of law and public trust. He also c…
Jerusalem court orders police to pay teen 48,000 shekels after violent arrest and false report
Jerusalem’s Magistrate’s Court ordered the police to pay 48,000 shekels to a former minor who was assaulted by a Border Police officer during the Flag Dance in Jerusalem. The cour…
Police Officer Sentenced to Eight Months for Assaulting His Wife in Front of Their Daughters
A Ramla police officer was sentenced to eight months in prison after being convicted of assaulting his wife at home in front of their two daughters. The court said he caused injur…
Police Chief Backs Bnei Brak Commander After Ben Gvir Seeks Removal
Police Commissioner Danny Levy backed the Bnei Brak station commander and district commander after Itamar Ben Gvir sought their removal over police violence during ultra-Orthodox…
Police chief urges unity amid investigation of senior officers
Police Commissioner Danny Levy backed Israel Police personnel in a letter after the opening of an investigation into senior officers Alona Shushan and Lior Abudraham over alleged…
Father of Shot 23-Year-Old Says He Will File Complaint Against Police Watchdog
Hamed Abu Joda says police shot his 23-year-old son in the neck during a Monday raid in Abu Joda near Kseifa and will complain to the Police Internal Investigations Department. Po…
Retired Police Officer Says Massive Israeli Data Cache Vanished After Transfer to Fifth Dimension
Retired police commander Avi Weiss says a massive Israeli police data repository vanished after being transferred to Fifth Dimension. He says a new investigation may open only if…
Police Official Says She Recorded Liaor Abudraham After a Separate Incident, Not for Yakobi Case
Police Commissioner Alona Shushan told investigators she began recording Lt. Cmdr. Liaor Abudraham after a separate unusual incident, not because he was a witness against Kobi Yak…
MK Malkieli Pushes Parliamentary Probe Into Police Violence at Haredi Protests
Uri Maklev is promoting a parliamentary inquiry into alleged police brutality against Haredi protesters. The motion could gain unusual cross-party support when it reaches the Knes…
Jerusalem Faction Files Complaints to Police Investigators Over Protest Policing
A Haredi group tied to the Jerusalem Faction is filing complaints to Mahash over police conduct during yesterday’s Route 4 protest. The demonstration, against the arrest of a yesh…
Beersheba Police Officer Charged With Assaulting and Threatening Fellow Officer
Israeli police internal investigators indicted Beersheba officer Oshir Amar for assaulting and threatening his girlfriend, who is also a police officer at the same station. The in…
Israeli commentator blasts police violence at highway protest and accuses opponents of double standards
Yishai Cohen condemned police violence against Haredi protesters on Route 4 and said road-blocking enforcement is applied selectively. Police suspended the officer filmed kicking…
Police watchdog opens probe after officer filmed kicking ultra-Orthodox protester
Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department is reviewing footage of an officer kicking an ultra-Orthodox protester during demonstrations in Bnei Brak. The officer was suspe…
Prisons chief questioned over witness intimidation in Ben Gvir associates probe
Kobi Yaakobi, head of the Israel Prison Service, was questioned Wednesday over allegations of witness intimidation in the Ben Gvir associates case. The probe also involves claims…
Lawyer for Prisons Commissioner Says Probe Suspicions Have Come True
Kobi Yaakobi’s lawyer, Udi Korb, accused Israel’s law-enforcement system of mishandling claims against Machash and unfairly refocusing the probe on Yaakobi. He said fears of inves…
Senior Police and Prison Service Officials Questioned in Witness-Tampering Probe
Police Human Resources chief Alona Shushan and Prison Service head Kobi Yaakobi were questioned under caution in Israel’s Competition Authority over suspected witness tampering. T…
Police Intelligence Officer Arrested on Bribery and Misconduct Suspicions
A Coastal District police intelligence officer was arrested Monday by Mahash on suspicion of bribery and abuse of office. He was later released under restrictions and barred from…
Complaint Filed Against Police Spokesman Over Attack on Yair Golan
Yaya Fink filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department against spokesman Aryeh Doron after Doron attacked Yair Golan. Fink said the comments showed politic…
Haredi Parties Threaten to Freeze Knesset Work Unless Childcare Funding Bill Advances
Ultra-Orthodox parties are threatening to block Knesset work unless the daycare funding bill for yeshiva families is brought to a vote. The standoff could also determine whether e…
MK Saada Says Amnon Abramovich May Soon Face Criminal Probe
Likud MK Moshe Saada said in a Sunday radio interview that senior commentator Amnon Abramovich may soon face a criminal investigation. Saada linked the claim to his campaign to se…
Independent Police Investigations Unit Begins Separation from State Prosecution
Israel has begun implementing a law that turns Machash into an independent body under the Justice Ministry. The new unit will investigate police officers and Shin Bet personnel, w…
Likud MK Says New Police Prosecution Law Will End Impunity
Likud MK Moshe Saada said a new law over the Police Internal Investigations Department will transform Israel’s law-enforcement system. In a radio interview, he backed the change w…
How the Police Complaints Unit Will Operate Outside the State Prosecutor’s Office
The Knesset approved a law transferring the Police Internal Investigations Department from the State Attorney’s Office to the justice minister, in a move critics say will politici…
Orthodox Youth Beaten by Haifa Police, With Video Capturing Talk of Evidence Deletion, Case Closed by Police Investigators
A Channel 13 investigation says Haifa police violently detained an ultra-Orthodox hitchhiker, Shalom Green, while he was in a car with another man who fled a checkpoint. The repor…
Knesset Passes Bill Placing Police Investigations Under the Justice Minister
The Knesset passed a bill transferring the Police Internal Investigations Department from the State Attorney's Office to the Justice Minister. The law, backed by 43 lawmakers to 3…
Police Spokesperson Unit Chief Questioned After Prison Service Commissioner’s Complaint
Police Spokesperson Division chief Deputy Commissioner Lior Abudraham was questioned Wednesday evening by the Israel Competition Authority after a complaint by Prisons Service Com…
Police watchdog to investigate after Border Police allegedly fired gas grenades at protesters during outpost evacuation; settler seriously hurt in the head
The Honenu organization filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department over a Border Police operation during the evacuation of the Tel Talpiyot outpost in Be…
Ex-Mayor of Nazareth’s Detention Extended in Corruption Probe
A court extended the detention of former Nazareth mayor Ali Salam by seven days in a corruption probe tied to the Bakri crime family. Samir Bakri’s detention was also extended, wh…
Firecrackers in the Supermarket and Constant Explosions: Here, the New Year Has Been Celebrated Since October
The article is a collection of headlines, including reports on U.S. strikes in Iran, final Knesset approval of a law changing oversight of the Police Internal Investigations Depar…
