The Attorney General has ordered the renewal of the disciplinary investigation into former acting Civil Service Commissioner Roi Kahlon, according to Channel 14. Kahlon's associates told the channel that the move is 'another attempt at targeted elimination,' adding that he is 'strong and will not surrender.'
The Attorney General has renewed the disciplinary investigation into former acting Civil Service Commissioner Roi Kahlon, a move his associates decried this evening as 'another attempt at targeted elimination,' vowing that Kahlon 'is strong and will not surrender.' The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday that the Attorney General's office denied any link between the revival and Kahlon's candidacy to head the Police Investigations Department (Machash). The investigation, frozen for over a year and revived after the Ombudsman reprimanded the Attorney General for delay, was initially opened on suspicion of inflating Kahlon's CV, according to a Channel 14 report at 15:12 Jerusalem.
Antecedents: The disciplinary probe first emerged at 15:12 Wednesday, when Channel 14 (Amit Segal) reported that the Attorney General had appointed a supervising attorney, allowing the frozen investigation to proceed. Simultaneously, the Attorney General's office told N12 that the revival was not connected to the recent publication of Kahlon's candidacy for Machash. By the same hour, it was confirmed that the Attorney General formally renewed the investigation after the Ombudsman's reprimand. The source quality evolved from a single news outlet to multiple confirmations, including the Attorney General's own denial and subsequent acknowledgment of the renewal.
Background: The Zioneer has reported on the Ombudsman's role in pressing the Attorney General to advance the case, and on the broader context of Kahlon's candidacy for a key police oversight role. The investigation has been a subject of legal and public attention since it was opened at the last moment of a High Court hearing on Kahlon's original appointment.
What remains open: The precise trigger for the Attorney General's decision to revive the investigation—whether the Ombudsman's reprimand was the sole factor—and the ongoing status of Kahlon's candidacy for head of Machash. The Attorney General's denial of a link between the two has not been independently corroborated.
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