Ben Gvir’s office director being probed for illegally obtaining gun license

Investigators in the Department of Internal Police Investigations are probing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Knesset office director on suspicion that she abused her position to acquire a firearm license illegally, despite not meeting the criteria for it.

Nili Kadosh is suspected of acquiring the license from a senior officer with the rank of assistant commissioner, who was interrogated and released on restrictive conditions earlier today. The probe is ongoing, says a spokesperson for the agency.

Haaretz reported in January that Kadosh obtained the license from Ofir Buki, who was then the acting head of the police’s security and licensing department. A week after Kadosh’s license was granted, Buki’s position in the department became permanent, as he was promoted to the rank of assistant commissioner.

Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party lambasts the probe in a statement accusing investigators of political persecution against the far-right minister and his staff.

“It is already a fait accompli that the DIPI has put a target on my head and those of my associates. The time has come to sack the head of the DIPI immediately,” Ben Gvir says.