Report names senior cop accused of harassment as Lior Abudraham, of spokesperson’s unit

The high-ranking cop suspected of sexually harassing a senior female officer is reportedly Assistant Commissioner Lior Abudraham, the head of the Police Spokesperson’s Division.

Abudraham was questioned yesterday by a special investigative team appointed to assess whether or not he has a conflict of interest in a separate case concerning Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi, his former boss.

According to the Kan public broadcaster, the officer was summoned to respond to questions about his role in the case, where it emerged he is also suspected of sexual harassment.

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Abudraham is serving as a witness against Yaakobi, charged with obstructing an investigation into a high-ranking West Bank cop by tipping him off about the probe.

In an apparent bid to undermine the witness, Yaakobi accused Abudraham of having a separate affair with an investigator in the Department of Internal Police Investigations, the body tasked with probing him.

Because the investigation cannot be probed by police or the DIPI due to conflicts of interest, Abudraham is being questioned by investigators in the Competition Authority, Hebrew outlets report.

Abudraham’s lawyer, Sharon Vaknin, calls the complaint part of a “smear campaign” against his client after he “told the truth in his testimony” about Yaakobi.

“This smear campaign will not last much longer, and everyone who has had any role in the matter will be brought to justice,” he tells Kan.