A senior police officer detained yesterday in a probe linked to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is revealed to be Cdr. Avishai Mualem, after a court lifts a gag order on his identity.
Mualem, a senior officer in the West Bank division, was detained and questioned yesterday along with Israel Prison Service Chief Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi and another as-yet-unnamed officer.
While many of the details in the case remain under a gag order, it is said to be linked to illicit efforts by the officers to benefit National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Mualem was reported to be suspected of leaking classified information to Ben Gvir, who allegedly promised him a promotion in return.
The ultranationalist minister claimed more than once yesterday that the arrest of Yaakobi and the police officers was part of his ongoing dispute with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara over her push to have him dismissed for repeatedly intervening in operational police matters and allegedly politicizing promotions.
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