Manny Binyamin, the chief of police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit, is the senior officer who was detained for questioning last night on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of authority.
Binyamin, who holds the rank of deputy commissioner, was detained and questioned under caution by the Department for Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) on suspicion that he intervened in a classified investigation in which he had a conflict of interest.
He was interrogated for seven hours by investigators, who seized his phone before releasing him on restrictive conditions, which include a nine-day ban from entering police facilities and a prohibition on contacting anyone involved in the case.
The suspect is one of the highest-ranking police officers in the country and has been promoted in rank twice under National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s time in office.
He assumed his most recent position helming Lahav in September 2024, where it is his job to oversee high-profile investigations, many involving politicians and other public figures.
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