Head of police anti-corruption unit asks to step down amid sexual allegations

23 January 2018, 8:03 pm

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The commander of Police’s Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit has requested to step down over ongoing sexual assault allegations, though not to resign from the force.

In November the High Court called on police to reconsider a 2015 decision to reinstate Maj. Gen. Roni Rittman despite the allegations.

File: Head of the Lahav 433 police anti-corruption unit Roni Rittman, arrives at the Police Investigation Department, Jerusalem, December, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

“In the coming weeks sensitive investigations held under my leadership will reach their conclusion. In light of this, and under the circumstances, I have decided this is a proper time to ask to step down,” Rittman wrote in his letter to Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich.

He noted that he saw himself as “a potential candidate for any position in the Israel Police deemed appropriate for my skills and experience.