AG closes investigation into claims of harassment by top cop

The attorney general decides to close the investigation against top cop Roni Rittman who was suspected of sexually harassing a fellow female officer.

Rittman, the head of the Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit, has denied the allegations against him and said that a senior officer in the Israel Police’s intelligence was framing him.

Rittman has held the position of head of the Lahav 433 unit since August 2014, making him one of the highest-ranking officers in the Israel Police. The unit has been involved in some of Israel’s most sensitive cases, including a corruption scandal populated by politicians in the Yisrael Beytenu party. The former head of the anti-corruption unit, Menashe Arviv, stepped down in 2014 over corruption allegations.

Israel Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich will decide soon whether to take any disciplinary action against Rittman.