To the sound of protests in the plenum, the Ben Gabir law passed in the first reading (Knesset Channel)
A day before the swearing-in of the government, the Knesset plenum today (Wednesday) approved in second and third reading the bill to amend the police ordinance that will grant powers to minister-designate Itamar Ben Gabir over the police, including its investigations.
The discussion lasted for many hours, at the end of which the coalition also rejected hundreds of reservations, but finally determined that the minister's authority would be to outline the police policy and the general principles for its activity.
The clauses concerning the compulsion of the commissioner to the minister, similar to the authority that the defense minister has over the chief of staff, were left out of the bill and will be promoted after the government is sworn in.
According to the law, the minister is entitled to outline a general policy in the area of investigations, including the determination of principled priorities, after hearing the position of the Attorney General and after consulting with the commissioner and those in charge of the police on the subject of investigations. However, the law emphasized that this is not "to detract from the duty of The Israel Police, according to any law regarding an investigation or a case, including regarding their opening, management or closure, and there is no way to detract from their duty to open an investigation if they learn of the commission of a crime." The law also states that "the Israel Police is subject to the government" and that Ben Gabir "is appointed The Israel Police on behalf of the government" and the police will have to publish their orders unless the Legal Adviser to the Government has determined otherwise.
will be entitled to outline a general policy in the field of investigations.
Ben Gabir (Photo: Reuven Castro)
During the night debate in the plenary, many objections to the bill were registered, and this morning the outgoing Minister of Internal Security, Amr Bar Lev (Labour), said that it was a "superficial, unprofessional and dangerous" proposal.
According to him, Ben Gvir is "a minister who lacks self-confidence and lacks management experience".
MK Miki Levy (Yesh Atid) said that "the police are being turned into political police.
Not that changes are not needed.
Yes, changes are needed.
I say it boldly.
I was there.
But not so.
What did the designated minister do?
Asking for all these abnormal changes before taking office, before understanding how such an organization works.
There has never been a ministerial policy in the use of force."
MK Gadi Eisenkot (state camp) added that "the combination of the laws that are being passed these days and the coalition agreements will lead to harming security.
I hope that the tuition will be small and that he will have the courage to admit his mistake and correct it as early as possible.
The rule in leadership is to try to leave the complexity with you and create as much clarity and focus as possible for your subordinate and give him optimal conditions to succeed in his mission.
It does not happen in this case.
but the opposite".
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