From a police officer to a defendant: Why do members of the security forces have to be accompanied and represented by an attorney?

An officer in the Prison Service found himself one night handcuffed and taken to a mobile in front of his wife and children.

He was questioned and charged with bribery.

Although he is the flesh and blood of the defense establishment, he realized that he would not be able to deal with the crisis on his own so he turned to a lawyer.

Recently won completely and returned to his job

In conjunction with Legal Zap

02/03/2022

Wednesday, 02 March 2022, 12:59 Updated: Thursday, 03 March 2022, 13:47

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Many police officers find themselves in investigations that "star" in the headlines and in such cases the pressure is even greater (Photo: ShutterStock)

A. is an outstanding intelligence officer who has all had a glorious career in the prison service.

A normative man, married and the father of three children, whose world was destroyed one night.

"At four in the morning, he heard a knock on the door and when he opened it, three police investigators saw in front of him civilians who informed him that he was suspected of accepting bribes and other offenses," said retired attorney and sub-Gondar Benny Thayer. And he was thrown into a jail.

A., completely shocked, was sitting in the holding cell and did not believe he was in this situation. "

A. contacted Adv. Tayar, who accompanied the case before the National Prison Investigation Unit and the State Attorney's Office.

After a difficult process, the case was recently closed due to lack of criminal guilt and the man returned to work.

"If he had not been accompanied by a lawyer, if he had made mistakes in the stages of the investigation, in the evidence and in the process itself, he would have been in a completely different place," explains Advocate Tayar. He could return to work and the criminal case would have accompanied him for many years.

" Some of the system and seemingly know it well, the huge change in their status causes them shock and confusion and they make serious mistakes.

"I, too, who was the commander of a police station and an officer of Lake Merhavi, the head of the operations division in the prison service and a commander in three prisons, would go into shock in a similar situation," says Adv. Thier. " Those who do not come from the legal world must immediately contact a lawyer. "

Nuances is it all

The first step in accompanying a lawyer is briefing the interrogees and accompanying them through all stages of the investigation.

"The first interrogation has enormous power - everything you said in the first interrogation will be used against you and then you have to vomit blood to change it. Therefore, you have to be prepared for the interrogation and understand the nuances," explains Adv. Thier

. Stages of the investigation so that they will present their version without harming themselves.

Where not to admit, how not to get into corners and traps, double words.

I brief and explain what the interrogator actually wants, where he is trying to lead the interrogee.

I know all this very well because in addition to being an attorney, I was also the commander of a police station. "

Many times interrogees are afraid to ask to consult a lawyer, for fear that it indicates that they are guilty or that they have something to hide.

But, says Advocate Tayyar, “when you are being blamed, despite the market and the big shock, what is right at this point to do is to ask for a break and consult a lawyer.

It does not say anything about the degree of your guilt or innocence, it is your right and its realization will help you deal with the situation much better. "

Media

Beyond the emotional crisis of turning a police officer into an interrogee or defendant, there is the pressure of great exposure on the part of media outlets interested in the interview as well as the desire to voice the defendant's own version. Take off the big pressure on you and keep your interest.

"I represent a policeman these days who chased an ultra-Orthodox with these," says Advocate Tayar. Partial picture: They did not show that a moment earlier, the ultra-Orthodox threw a diaper full of feces at the policeman.

In the investigation in this case, we will present the full picture that can change everything for the same police officer.

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