The head of police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit, currently under criminal probe, will return to his post this Sunday, police announce.
The decision was made by police chief Danny Levy after a meeting on the matter.
Investigators detained Deputy Commissioner Manny Binyamin for questioning this month on suspicion of interfering in a probe based on a conflict of interest.
He was forbidden from entering police facilities for nine days.
A day before the ban was set to end, he was interrogated a second time on suspicion of nepotism, after he allegedly tried to promote a relative under his command.
Binyamin, who oversees some of the police’s most high-profile investigations as Lahav’s chief, received backing from senior officers and coalition lawmakers soon after the probe broke.
He is one of the most senior officers in the country, after being twice promoted during National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s time in office.
He assumed his most recent position, helming Lahav 433, in September 2024.
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