Yoav Segalovich, former head of the Israel Police investigations and intelligence unit, says he is joining the Yesh Atid part because he thinks it is making the most effort to tackle corruption.
Yoav Segalovich, during a ceremony for outstanding officers, April 23, 2012. (Uri Lenz/FLASH90)
“Corruption is not only a list of legal clauses, it is an evil spirit. I see in Lapid a genuine effort to make a change,” Segalovich says in a joint press conference with Lapid.
Segalovich is one of the founders of the police’s Lahav 433 anti-fraud unit, responsible for leading corruption investigations against major public figures in Israel, as well as the former head of the general financial crimes unit. He spent a total of thirty years in the police force.
The announcement of the former police officer’s entrance into the opposition party, which holds 11 Knesset seats, comes amid a political crisis that has seen two ministers recently quit their positions in protest of hardliner Avigdor Libeman being named the new defense minister.
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