The Israel Competition Authority is holding a confrontation between Police Chief Spokesperson Sub-Inspector Lior Avudraham and a senior female officer, following mutual complaints between them. The development was first reported by Barheno Tegania on Channel 12, and marks an escalation in the ongoing antitrust probe into the Israel Police's spokesperson division.
The Israel Competition Authority has escalated its probe into the police spokesman's office by staging a confrontation between the two key figures in the investigation. Sub-Inspector Lior Avudraham, the head of the police spokesperson division, is facing a senior female officer in a face-to-face meeting at the authority's offices. The confrontation follows mutual complaints filed by each against the other.
This is a dramatic turn in the investigation, which has been ongoing for weeks. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Avudraham was questioned for a second time at the authority, following a seven-hour session the day before. At that time, investigators were weighing the option of a confrontation.
The confrontation signals that the authority believes there are significant discrepancies between the testimonies of the two officers. The senior female officer's identity has not been publicly disclosed. The antitrust probe focuses on alleged irregularities in the police's public relations and media-relations operations, including possible restrictions on competition in the police's media contracting.
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