Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announces that he will not be extending the term of Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich who is scheduled to end his tenure in December.
Erdan informed Alsheich of the decision in a meeting with the commissioner where he thanked him for his “longstanding and highly-acclaimed service for the security of the country and its citizens,” according to a statement released by Erdan.
Alsheich, who was appointed to the post in December 2015, had hoped to be asked to stay on the job for another year.
Erdan says he will present the final candidates for the next police commissioner in a press conference this afternoon.
Four deputy commissioners are in the running for the job: Jerusalem district chief Yoram Halevi; southern district chief Motti Cohen; Tel Aviv police chief David Bitan; and Moshe Edri, a former head of the Tel Aviv police and director general of the Public Security Ministry.
— Raoul Wootliff
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