news
News in Israel
Criminal news and law
"Very disturbing": Where did the investigation file against the former IPS commissioner go?
Three years ago, the police opened an investigation against Ofra Klinger, on suspicion of ordering her subordinates to collect incriminating material against Asher Shrikki, who ran against her for the position, and to send anonymous letters of complaint in his case.
But the case was closed and "disappeared" along with the findings collected.
"Maybe it's because of her connection to senior prosecutors?"
Tags
Israel Prison Service
IPS
Ofra Klinger
Learn Levy
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 16:12 Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 17:26
Share on Facebook
Share on WhatsApp
Share on general
Share on general
Share on Twitter
Share on Email
0 comments
In May 2018 it was unveiled at Walla!
According to the revelation, the police investigation dealt with incidents that occurred when Klinger was running for commissioner with the then Southern District Commander, Asher Shrikki. Klinger allegedly took advantage of her position in front of her subordinates, demanding that they collect and pass on defamatory information against Shrikki and send him to the then Minister of Internal Security, Gilad Ardan.
Walla!
Klinger's personal driver was reportedly forced to deliver a defamatory letter to his brother, who also serves as an IPS officer, and the latter - with the help of his wife - sent the anonymous letter to four sources: Minister Arden, Homeland Security Comptroller David Cohen, then State Comptroller Yosef Shapira and police. According to the suspicion, these letters were one of the main reasons why Klinger was appointed IPS commissioner at Shrikki's expense.
More on Walla!
"Requested to send defamatory information": The testimony of the IPS man who served under the commissioner is revealed
To the full article
"Very disturbing findings have emerged."
Ofra Klinger on the day of her appointment as Commissioner, 2015 (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The police secretly kept the actual investigation, and only a few in the investigations department were secret partners in the information. Walla! It was learned that then-State Attorney Shai Nitzan had a special discussion of the findings collected by the police. Blade 433 investigators were able to locate some of the letters sent. They interrogated Klinger's driver and were able to collect testimony from his brother, an IPS officer with the rank of a hybrid, who was allegedly forced to pass the letter on to his wife. The police suspect that in return for the activities of the two IPS members, Commissioner Klinger granted them various benefits - including recruiting the wife of one of them to the organization and promoting the other.
However, despite the serious suspicions and findings gathered in the case, then-State Attorney Shai Nitzan ordered not to continue with a criminal investigation. The investigation file is closed and Walla! It was learned that the case with the many findings collected by the police had "disappeared" from the prosecution and could not be located.
"There were serious criminal offenses there, it's less of an issue."
Shai Nitzan (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)
A senior law enforcement official close to the details of the investigation against Klinger said that "this was a serious investigation with very disturbing findings that came up and were worth more than an open investigation. There were alleged serious criminal offenses of abuse of office and even initial suspicions of bribery but for some reason Shai Nitzan "It's less of an issue and the decision was to close the investigation." Miraculously, the case with all the materials collected just disappeared in the prosecutor's office, it's very disturbing that a case with such materials disappeared like that. "
After Walla! The State Attorney's Office found it difficult to locate the case in question there, and only after we handed over the number of the police file to the State Attorney's Office were we told that there were no findings for such a case on the State Attorney's Office's computers. When we made an official request for a response, we were told after about two and a half weeks of waiting that "after examining the information by the Israel Police, the Attorney General decided, on the recommendation of the Israel Police Chief and the State Attorney, that there was no justification for further investigation by law enforcement." This, in view of evidentiary considerations and additional considerations. Also, at that time, Rav-Ginger Klinger announced her retirement from the service. "The State
Attorney's Office's response is partly in complete contradiction to the facts. In addition, we asked the State Attorney's Office where the test file with the collected materials "disappeared" - and we did not receive an answer to this important question.
"If a citizen did that they would not give up - Klinger was petted"
The Israel Police also provided incorrect information in its response to Walla!
When it was stated before us that "due to a complaint that was forwarded to the CBS, an investigation was opened with the involvement of former IPS commissioner Ofra Klinger. According to the decision of the officials, no criminal suspicion was found and her case was referred to the Civil Service Commission."
However, the Civil Service Commission rejected the police response and said: "Nothing has been forwarded to us on the matter. The Commission does not deal with the IPS, because the IPS is not subject to the Commission or the Civil Service Law."
The State Commission's response puts the police response in a problematic light and raises another suspicion that the disturbing findings that emerged in the police investigation have been covered up.
"If a citizen had done what Klinger did, he would have been questioned, he would not have been given up. Klinger was petted and pampered, could it be because of the friendly relationship she had with some senior State Attorney?", A senior law enforcement official said. Disturbing.
Share on Facebook
Share on WhatsApp
Share on general
Share on general
Share on Twitter
Share on Email
0 comments