Earlier, Likud MK Tally Gotliv publicly revealed his identity, in defiance of a court-issued gag order.

Assistant-Chief Meni Benjamin, the head of the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 - The National Crime Unit, is currently under investigation by the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigative Department (PID) on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of power, Israeli media reported on Thursday.

Benjamin was detained for questioning on Wednesday night.

The move ignited a political firestorm after Likud MK Tally Gotliv publicly revealed his identity on Thursday, in defiance of a court-issued gag order.

Benjamin was detained for questioning on Wednesday night as part of an investigation by the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigative Department (PID) into alleged misuse of authority and breach of trust.

Reportedly, he was attending a seminar for senior police officers in Jerusalem when PID investigators approached him at the conclusion of the event and asked that he accompany them for questioning.

According to reports, the interrogation concerns alleged professional misconduct, though the precise nature of the suspicions remains under judicial confidentiality.

Ben-Gvir publicly supports Benjamin's right to presumption of innocence

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit), who previously promoted Benjamin to the senior role in the police, expressed his support, emphasizing Benjamin's right to the presumption of innocence.

In his role as Lahav 433 head, Benjamin was taking the lead of the investigations into corruption at the Histadrut labor federation earlier this month.