Maj.-Gen. Alona Shushan, the Israel Police's human resources chief, has filed a complaint of sexual harassment against Chief Superintendent Lior Avudraham, the head of the police spokesperson division, Barheno Tegania (N12) first reported Sunday evening. The complaint adds a new dimension to the ongoing investigation involving the two senior officers.
Maj.-Gen. Alona Shushan, the Israel Police's human resources chief, has filed a complaint of sexual harassment against Chief Superintendent Lior Avudraham, the head of the police spokesperson division, according to a first report by Barheno Tegania on Channel 12 Sunday evening. Shushan is among the most senior female officers in the force; Avudraham is the police's top public-facing official.
The new complaint enters an already fraught legal and internal police saga. As The Zioneer has reported in multiple bulletins since early June, both officers have been under investigation on separate suspicions related to witness harassment and obstruction of justice in the context of the Kobi Yaakobi corruption case. Shushan herself was previously suspected of destroying evidence and placed under house arrest. Avudraham has faced accusations from another senior female officer, who, according to prior reports, alleged that he made unwanted sexual advances during an interrogation. The Competition Authority has also been probing the police spokesperson division.
Sunday's report appears to be an initial development; no official confirmation from the Israel Police or the Justice Ministry has been published as of this bulletin. The investigation into the two officers is expected to continue.
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