Levin charges Shin Bet chief running 'private intelligence organization'

Justice Minister Yariv Levin accuses Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of running a “private intelligence organization that can conduct a political hunting campaign,” in response to the arrest of a Shin Bet official in the classified leak affair.

In a post on Facebook, Levin says the left wing uses “selective enforcement and criminal use of law enforcement agencies” to harm its opponents or anyone who tries to reform the justice system.

“Whoever supports the dictatorship of the High Court of Justice receives immunity and those who ask for democracy receive the misuse of the powerful tools of the enforcement systems against them,” he writes.

Levin says the morning’s revelations “are terrible, but not new,” and vows to push ahead with reforms to the justice system.