Justice
Report: Segalovitz's former command ties raise concern over a conflict of interest
A senior police source says former command ties between Yoav Segalovitz and senior investigators raise concern over a conflict of interest and calls for a review. The source was not named. The report neither establishes Segalovitz's involvement in bribery nor presents evidence of an actual effect on the investigation. Archive photo: Michael Giladi / Flash 90.
· Source: C14, Milan Amar, and the original Instagram post. Archive photo: Michael Giladi / Flash 90.
A senior police source quoted by C14 argues that former command relationships between Yoav Segalovitz and senior investigators require an assessment of a potential conflict of interest in the election-bribery investigation.
According to Milan Amar's report, the source says Segalovitz, identified in the report as Ra'am's number two, formerly directly commanded the current heads of the National Fraud Investigations Unit, the national economic-crime unit and the Investigations Division. The source was not named.
The source called on Police Commissioner Danny Levy to consider transferring the investigation to an independent body or requiring conflict-of-interest declarations. This is the quoted source's demand; the article reviewed did not report a decision to transfer the investigation on that basis.
The report does not identify Segalovitz as a suspect in bribery, nor does it present evidence that the alleged former command ties have affected the investigation. The article reviewed did not include a specific response from Segalovitz or the police to this allegation. Separately, in reporting on the broader case, the commissioner pledged to investigate every suspected election-integrity offense impartially.
Source: C14
