The Police Internal Investigations Department detained the head of Lahav 433, Chief Superintendent Meni Benjamin, after he refused to sign distancing conditions from an officer in the unit during his investigation. This was learned by ynet. His investigation today lasted hours longer than expected, and sources close to him claim that “he consulted with his lawyer by phone, and the PIID investigator forcibly confiscated his mobile from his hands.” Benjamin has been under investigation in recent weeks on suspicion that he acted with a conflict of interest in an investigation conducted by his unit concerning someone close to him, and in another case where he allegedly promoted his relative, Deputy Superintendent Tomer Strauss.
