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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Knesset approves law giving justice minister control over internal police investigations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The Knesset votes 43-39 to approve into law highly controversial coalition legislation giving the justice minister control over the Department for Internal Police Investigations.
The law gives the justice minister control over the appointment of DIPI’s director, and creates a new, politically appointed official within the department to arbitrate disputes over investigations.
Critically, it removes the department from under the authority of professional prosecutors and sets it up as an “independent” agency within the Justice Ministry.
Although nominally independent, the DIPI director will now be chosen by a five-member committee in which the justice minister will control the appointment of a majority of members.
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