Israel's police commissioner ordered the suspension of the officer known as 'the Shadow,' commander of the Tel Aviv district emergency squad, following a Haaretz investigation. The report alleges he exploited his police position for a Tel Aviv entertainment complex he co-owned, including recordings of him boasting about using his connections to prevent the venue's closure after a violent incident.
The suspension order follows a Haaretz investigation published Thursday, which revealed that the officer known as 'the Shadow' allegedly used his position as commander of the Tel Aviv district's emergency squad to benefit a Tel Aviv entertainment complex in which he was a partner. Recordings published by Haaretz reportedly show him boasting about his police connections to prevent the complex's closure after a violent incident took place there. As The Zioneer reported at 14:05, Police Commissioner Danny Levi had earlier dismissed the Shadow from his command, though the reason was not disclosed at the time. The current suspension formalizes the commissioner's action following the investigation's findings.
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