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Yoav Kisch, Inspector Alsheikh
Photo: Ohad Tzvigenberg, Yoav Dudkevich

Commissioner Alsheikh to appear before the Knesset Tuesday

Knesset's Internal Affairs Committee was originally set to convene Sunday but to accommodate Police Chief Alsheikh's schedule hearing will be held Tuesday; committee interested in details regarding allegations that detectives working on PM Netanyahu's investigations were tailed.

While Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh was set to attend a Knesset Interior Committee hearing Sunday, the committee will convene Tuesday to allow the police chief to attend and answer recent allegations made against him and his organization. 

 

 

In light of the police’s recommendation to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for taking bribes Chairman of the Knesset Internal Affairs Committee MK Yoav Kisch invited the commissioner to elaborate on allegations that private investigators have been following the officers involved in the Netanyahu cases.

 

MK Kisch (L) and Police Chief Alsheikh (Photo: Motti Kimchi, Yoav Dudkevitch)
MK Kisch (L) and Police Chief Alsheikh (Photo: Motti Kimchi, Yoav Dudkevitch)

 

The session was supposed to take place the day following the release of the police recommendations but was delayed. MK Kisch then announced the session would take place this coming Sunday, but police notified that due to a scheduling issue, Alsheikh would not be able to attend at that time. Ultimately, it was rescheduled to Tuesday with the commissioner attending.

 

“We want to hear from him in light of the media interview he gave,” MK Kisch told Ynet. “Questions have come up. Were there attempts to disrupt the investigation and can they be linked to Netanyahu? These matters came up from both opposition and the coalition MKs.”

 

Regarding the derogatory statements made by some Likud members against Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid, who is expected to testify against the prime minister, Kisch said, “I am uncomfortable with those statements. My view is different from that of the coalition's chairman (MK David Amsalem who called Lapid a "rat"—ed). On the other hand, I think that Lapid’s involvement is problematic. As his testimony is not central to the case, it should not have been mentioned.”

 

Education Minister Bennett (R) criticized PM Netanyahu (Photo: Moti Kimchi)
Education Minister Bennett (R) criticized PM Netanyahu (Photo: Moti Kimchi)

 

Kisch also addressed criticism of Netanyahu expressed Wednesday by Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett who said, “The acceptance of gifts to such an extent does not stand up to the public’s standards.”

 

According to Kisch, “Bennett is entitled to his opinion like anybody else, the question is whether a crime was committed. Why are we asking? The State Attorney says that the investigation is ongoing, so why was it rushed? It raises questions.”

 

The committee chairman added he respected Bennett’s opinion, but that the public needs to decide during the next elections. “Definitely in the last election the prime minister received the public’s approval.” Kisch also said that he does not believe that an indictment will be submitted.

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.15.18, 21:28
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