National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir earlier today sent a letter to the police commissioner calling for the removal of the Bnei Brak-Ramat Gan police station commander, following the police response to roadblocks in Bnei Brak last week, according to an N12 report. The police commissioner subsequently issued a statement backing the station commander, saying he expressed appreciation for officers operating in the field for public safety.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir sent a letter earlier Tuesday to Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai calling for the removal of the Bnei Brak-Ramat Gan police station commander, citing the police handling of roadblocks in Bnei Brak last week, according to N12. The move follows a months-long power struggle between Ben Gvir and the police brass over protest policing. Police Commissioner Shabtai issued a statement backing the station commander, saying he expressed appreciation for officers operating in the field for public safety. This development escalates a running dispute: earlier this week, Ben Gvir examined removing the same commander over a video showing the arrest of a Haredi protester, and the commissioner publicly backed the commander then as well. The commissioner's current statement appears to directly contradict Ben Gvir's demand.
2 developments
- StrongProtester claims police commander dragged demonstrator near Bnei Brak
- DevelopingPolice Commissioner publicly backs station commander targeted by Minister Ben Gvir
- DevelopingEli Hirschman posts police station commander video that sparked Ben-Gvir-MPS rift
- DevelopingBen Gvir sends sharply worded letter to police commissioner
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