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Head of police’s major crimes unit summoned for interrogation for 3rd time amid corruption probe
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The head of police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit is summoned for interrogation for a third time this morning, Hebrew outlets report, on the day he is supposed to return to work.
Deputy Commissioner Manny Binyamin is suspected in an ongoing criminal probe of several corruption-related offenses.
Investigators in the Department for Internal Police Investigations suspect he interfered in a case based on a conflict of interest and worked to illicitly promote a relative in the high-profile investigative unit he helms.
On Thursday, police announced Binyamin would return to his role as the unit’s head, after receiving clearance from Israel Police Chief Danny Levy.
Binyamin is one of the most senior officers on the force, after being twice promoted during National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s time in office.
Levy, other senior officers and coalition lawmakers have been backing Binyamin’s return to work since news of the probe broke.
After the end of his first interrogation, Binyamin was banned from police facilities for nine days. He later took a weeklong leave from his post, but is set to return today to the unit.
The Times of Israel Community.