{"id":54547,"date":"2025-11-27T23:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lahav-433-chief-return-to-post-on-sunday-despite-ongoing-investigation\/27\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:09:55","slug":"lahav-433-chief-return-to-post-on-sunday-despite-ongoing-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lahav-433-chief-return-to-post-on-sunday-despite-ongoing-investigation\/27\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lahav 433 chief return to post on Sunday despite ongoing investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The main suspicion at this stage is that Binyamin assisted an associate in a particularly sensitive investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Assistant-Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/head-lahav-433-revealed-police-215035641.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meni Binyamin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Meni Binyamin<\/a>, head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/former-chief-rabbi-among-three-112214037.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lahav 433;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lahav 433<\/a>, will return to his post this coming Sunday despite the ongoing investigation into suspected breach of trust and misuse of official authority, Israel Police said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, the Justice Ministry\u2019s Police Internal Investigations Department detained Binyamin for questioning under caution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The main suspicion at this stage is that Binyamin assisted an associate in a particularly sensitive investigation. Following the incident, the police commissioner appointed Deputy Superintendent Eli Makmel, head of the National Fraud Investigations Unit, as acting head in his place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Binyamin began his career in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/off-duty-idf-soldier-fires-212622589.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Border Police;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Border Police<\/a>, later transferred to Israel Police, where he established and commanded the Yoav Unit. During his career, he served as commander of the Golan and Migdal HaEmek stations and as operations officer for the Northern District.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country\u2019s \u2018FBI,\u2019 headquartered in this building in Lod. (credit: WIKIPEDIA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He led one of the largest investigations conducted by Yamar North, the \u201cOcean\u201d undercover operation, which ran for about a year and resulted in the largest volume of arrests and extensive weapons seizures.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Ben-Gvir publicly supports Benjamin&#8217;s right to presumption of innocence<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">National Security Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/itamar-ben-gvir\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Itamar Ben-Gvir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a> (Otzma Yehudit), who previously promoted Benjamin to the senior role in the police, expressed his support, emphasizing Benjamin&#8217;s right to the presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his role as Lahav 433 head, Benjamin was taking the lead of the investigations into corruption at the Histadrut labor federation earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Sarah Ben-Nun and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/lahav-433-chief-return-post-025816864.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main suspicion at this stage is that Binyamin assisted an associate in a particularly sensitive investigation. 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