Against the background of the storm of demonstrations, the Minister of Internal Security continues the expected appointment process in about two weeks • Ohana met with extras

• Minister of Internal Security Amir Ohana

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  Oren Ben Hakon

The race for commissioners: The Minister of Internal Security, Amir Ohana, tends to recommend appointing a police officer to a position. Israel Today learned this for the first time.

In recent weeks, Ohana has met with incumbent, retired extras and members of the defense establishment, including the chairman of the General Electric Company, Yiftach Ron Tal. 

As stated, the tendency at this stage is to appoint one of the officers out of the police, although the possibility of appointing a retired officer has not yet been dropped.

In the meetings he held, Ohana learned the values ​​of the organization, its tasks and the nature of relations among the senior command. Ohana believes that changes and improvements need to be made in the police recruitment system, in the training of police officers and in the disciplinary treatment of police officers who deviate from their duties.

About two weeks ago, Ohana announced his intention to end the saga of appointing a permanent commissioner to the police within 30 days. In existing talks, the Minister of Internal Security delved into the state of the police and the changes required to restore public confidence in it amid allegations of selective enforcement in demonstrations against the prime minister and the issuance of reports to civilians. 

One of the tasks that will be assigned to the chosen one will be to find the balance between using force and showing tolerance on the part of the police.

Some of the conversations also dealt with the options available to the police to act in creative ways despite the legal cables they face. 

Recently, in talks with police chiefs, Ohana emphasized the need for the police to "challenge the High Court" regarding demonstrations in front of the prime minister's residence, and his intention refers to the answer that the police are supposed to send to the high court, regarding a petition filed by residents living near the residence. 

Ohana believes that the prime minister's residence is official, but in light of the fact that it is located in the heart of a residential neighborhood, the restrictions set at the time in the High Court regarding public figures, that is, moving the protesters to another place, should be applied to it.