Knesset votes on bid to ban police recommendations to prosecute

Knesset members are set to vote on a controversial bill that would prevent police from presenting their legal conclusions to prosecutors at the conclusion of criminal investigations.

The legislation, described as an effort to keep police from pressuring the prosecution to file indictments, is being debated in the plenum.

Critics of the coalition-sponsored bill say its purpose is to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently under investigation in two cases.

The attorney general and police have come out against the initiative.

Debate on bill to prevent police from recommending charges against public officials begins. Preliminary vote will follow.

— Raoul Wootliff (@RaoulWootliff) November 8, 2017