Posted on 12/14/22
| News Source: i24
'I would not agree to be the commissioner for a political figure,' says Roni Alsheich
Former Israeli Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich said in an interview published Wednesday that far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir is "a tremendous danger to personal security."
This comes a day after a bill was advanced to give the country's national security minister - a role expected to go to the Jewish Power leader - expanded authority usually meant for the police. The bill, however, still needs to be approved by a parliamentary committee and pass three additional readings to become law.
While speaking with Israel's Yediot Ahronot, Alsheich - who served from 2015 to 2018 - said that he "would have resigned" if the law had been implemented during his tenure. "I would not agree to be the commissioner for a political figure."
"I know what the bill says, and the danger is very simple. I can guarantee that the outcome for personal security will be the opposite (of what is intended)."
The former commissioner said that Ben-Gvir "doesn't understand how this is done." He continued: “He thinks this is how safety is restored, but he has no clue.”