Police are in talks to mediate with the officer, who was accused of false reports and was involved in a complaint that led to Ritman's retirement • The latter received support from then-commander

• Sub Nir // Photo: Noam Rivkin Fenton

Will the indictment against sub-commissioner Guy Nir, former head of the police intelligence division, which was the focus of an affair that has shaken the entire organization in recent years, be canceled? Police officials said Thursday that contacts were being held with Nir's attorneys, with the intention of reaching a deal that would not include charges.

Between Nir and the police head there is a lengthy dispute, during which the senior officer encouraged another officer to file a sexual harassment complaint against Atty. .

Nir was charged with false reports, having an improper relationship with the officer who complained against Ritman, and misconduct. He was suspended from the police and so was the complaining officer, who was charged with false reports. The officer is said to be returning to service soon. Former Deputy Commissioner Ronnie Alshich supported Britman throughout the affair.

Police confirmed this evening that "following the recommendation of the Disciplinary Tribunal to conduct a mediation process in the officer's case, the possibility of terminating the employment of a police officer in the Israeli police is currently being investigated, and the issue of disciplinary proceedings against him is also being considered. However, no decision has yet been made on the matter. "

Meanwhile, in Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court, hearings began in the libel suit filed by Nir against the IDF Correspondent Hadas Steif and against the military radio station. Nir claims compensation of NIS 800,000. He claims that Raf has published in the IDF waves and on social networks a series of compelling publications Against him which is not true. For example, she stated that he had sex with Officer C, who was the head of his bureau and his command.

At the hearing, Nir's attorney, Adv. Lior Epstein, argued: "The things that Mrs. Steif has published are lies and falsehoods. In the disciplinary proceeding against Nir, there is no trace of the allegation made between him and the officer sex. "

Streif's attorney, Ronnie Aloni Sedovnick, argued in the hearing that "the prosecution is in a state of severe subjugation and will not allow them to remain in it." The judge used amusement funding rejected her request to force Nir to file a corrected lawsuit, stating that the Defamation Law does not apply to matters that come up in court.