Battle between Arden and police: Officers received exemption from polygraph, Minister appealed to the High Court
Due to medical circumstances, dozens of senior officers failed the examination after being exempted from a police doctor. Arden sought to transfer their details and appoint an external physician to the organization and the police refused on the grounds that "this is personal and sensitive medical information". The Minister contacted the District Court in a letter requiring delivery. Police: Obsessive occupation
Battle between Arden and police: Officers received exemption from polygraph, Minister appealed to the High Court
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Senior police officers have been exempted from conducting a polygraph examination for medical reasons, prompting further disagreement between Minister of Internal Security Gilad Arden and the Israel Police over the issue of polygraph undergoing senior-level police officers.
A letter sent by Attorney Joel Hadar, Attorney General of the Ministry of Public Security to Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit, states that police data show that 11% of senior officers and deputy officers, as well as 7% of all deputy officers and deputy officers, did not undergo a polygraph Rule due to receiving medical exemption, granted by a police physician.
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Through a legal opinion formulated by the Ministry of Public Security, Arden sought to obtain the medical reason for his dismissal. "In the public interest, there is no legal impediment to transmit relevant information to Minister Arden regarding the grounds for exemption from polygraph to senior officers." Police, on the other hand, refused Arden's request to provide medical details of the officers. In a letter to Attorney Hadar, he wrote that "the police officials disagree with this opinion and their position has no justification or legal grounds for transferring personal medical information to a ministerial body who is not an expert in the field anyway."
As part of the process of drawing conclusions, Minister Arden requested that from now on, the physician who would grant the exemption from the polygraph examination be external, not subject to the police. In response, the police suggested that a special medical committee be set up with the participation of the GPP and an external physician, a specialist in the relevant field, who together decide whether to grant a polygraph exemption.
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Letter sent by Attorney Joel Hadar, Attorney General of the Ministry of Public Security to Attorney General Dr. Abihai Mandelblit, regarding the polygraph that senior police officers undergo (Photo: Untitled)
Letter sent by Attorney Joel Hadar, Attorney General of the Ministry of Public Security to Attorney General Dr. Abihai Mandelblit, regarding the polygraph that senior police officers undergo (Photo: Untitled)
Reviews on the extent of the polygraph tests required by police officers. Polygraph (Photo: Image Bank GettyImages)
Polygraph (Photo: GettyImages)
The Ministry of Public Security rejects the police proposal and appeals to the High Court to formulate an opinion that will require the Israeli police to pass on to Ardan the medical reason for which a polygraph examination has been exempted. "Each recruiter signs a medical confidentiality waiver form, which also authorizes the police to provide medical information. As for him, the relevant parties, in which case the relevant party is the minister. "
Israeli police, unlike the IPS, the IDF, the Shin Bet and the Mossad, are required to undergo polygraph examinations, which include dozens of questions, some of which concern the personal lives of the subjects. Not only did senior police officers need to undergo stringent examinations while other bodies No polygraph tests are performed on these scopes.
Israel Police: "Obsessive Occupation"
The Israeli police said in response: "We strongly reject the obsessive and ongoing occupation of the senior officer's occupational polygraph examinations. The Israeli police is the only body that pursues an occupational polygraph examination among its senior officials, and there is no other body, both among the Israeli security and enforcement agencies. Similar to ensure the purity of dimensions between its lines. "
The comment also states that "he does not intend to address the reasons for the exemption on medical grounds, as it is sensitive personal medical information kept under medical secrecy that should not be disclosed to any cause. Needless to say, even in these exceptional cases, the exemption is granted only after the officers have passed all the rest The employment procedure. "