Ben-Gvir attacks the State Attorney's Office and the Police Investigations Department after recordings are exposed

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National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir attacked the State Attorney's Office and the Police Investigations Department following recordings of the head of the investigations division that were revealed on Channel 12 News. According to him, "the State Attorney's Office has become a criminal organization, and the Police Investigations Department a criminal militia in the service of the State Attorney's Office".

Ben-Gvir claimed that for years cases have been fabricated against right-wing leaders, and that police officers and prison guards are subjected to threats and extortion. He added: "The State Attorney's Office mafia is the most serious threat to Israeli democracy".

Ben-Gvir sharply attacked the State Attorney's Office and the Police Investigations Department following the exposure of the recordings, accusing both bodies of operating as a criminal organization.