Ben-Gvir Asked Police Officers Being Considered for Promotion: Are You Loyal?

The officers who were asked about their loyalty told their commanders and other officers, leading the internal affair department to open an investigation. A senior law enforcement official: 'This is completely unacceptable, officers should act only according to loyalty to the law – and nothing else'

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asked police officers due for promotion if they would "be loyal" during interviews to decide whether they would be promoted, police officers say in private conversations. According to several sources in different law enforcement agencies, the officers were asked to express their loyalty in conversations with Ben-Gvir at his initiative.

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