The chairwoman of the Organization for Policemen’s Rights, Oshra Assaf, has filed a complaint against Likud MK David Amsalem for alleged incitement against police officers.
According to the complaint filed at a police station in Holon, Amsalem has committed “incitement and extortion” against police officers,” which “threatens the security of the entire country.”
This week lawmakers advanced a bill proposed by Amsalem that would ban police from giving state prosecutors their opinion on lodging criminal charges against suspects.
The bill faces opposition from Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich and Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit.
Amsalem’s bill is latest in a string of attempts by the Likud MK to rein in the police, accused by some in Netanyahu’s party of carrying out a witch hunt against the premier.
Under Israeli penal law, incitement is a criminal offense that is not covered under Knesset immunity.
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