Jerusalem, 8 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel Police Investigations and Intelligence Chief Boaz Blat sharply criticized the law enforcement system, accusing prosecutors of keeping dormant investigations alive as leverage against people, Israeli media reported Sunday night.
Blat, who has held the post for two years, made the unprecedented accusations against the State Attorney’s Office from within the police establishment. He also leveled similar criticism at the Police Internal Investigations Department (Internal Affairs), claiming that officials who step out of line are summoned for questioning.
Blat also claimed the prosecution is effectively unmanaged and focuses almost exclusively on public-corruption cases while neglecting other criminal offenses. He further alleged that police officers and commanders fear powerful Arab crime families, citing the Abu Latif organization, which he said was investigated about 20 times annually in the past but now less than once a year.
Separately, he accused Internal Affairs of intimidating officers who deviate from its accepted line.
