In the crosshairs of Netanyahu, the chief of Shin Bet announces that he will leave his post in June – Liberation
After weeks of tensions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuthe head of Israeli internal security, Ronen Bar, announced on Monday, April 28 that he will leave his duties in June at the head of the Shin Bet. « After 35 years of service, in order to allow an ordered process of appointment of a permanent successor and a professional award, I will end my functions on June 15 »he said during a commemorative ceremony within his agency, according to a statement.
The internal intelligence service, which takes care of anti -terrorist investigations, is at the center of a growing political battle. Benjamin Netanyahu hired at the end of March A procedure to dismiss Ronen Baron the pretext that he had lost his confidence. Temporarily maneuver Jelly by the Supreme Court.
Ronen Bar challenged his dismissal by intending a legal action which deeply divided the country. In a written statement under oath on Monday, April 21, he accused the Israeli Prime Minister of having demanded personal loyalty and actions against Israeli citizens involved in demonstrations against the government.
Its sidelining is disputed in particular by the opposition, which sees it as the sign of an autocratic drift of power, and by the general prosecutor of the State.
