Public Security Minister Avi Dichter told Haaretz on Monday that the attorney general should freeze all criminal investigations into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert until Olmert finishes his term.

Furthermore, Dichter said he believes Israeli politics could benefit from a special procedure - which would be enacted into law - that would introduce rigid criteria for initiating a criminal investigation into the actions of senior officials.

Dichter proposes freezing other offenses until the suspected officials reach the end of their terms. As for the statute of limitations, Dichter suggested a freeze on that, too, for the duration of the official's term in office.