Awaiting a High Court order: Will the Police Internal Investigations Department law be blocked?

Minister Yariv Levin is advancing the selection of the head of the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) during an election period, contrary to the tradition of restraint in decision-making and appointments. Experts and senior justice system officials warn that the move will politicize the enforcement body and allow interference in the work of police officers, prosecutors, and journalists. The law, initiated by MK Moshe Saada (Likud), transfers the department's subordination from the State Attorney's Office and the Attorney General to the Minister of Justice. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara opposed the legislation in its current form and argued that it is an unprecedented move during a sensitive period. The High Court is deliberating petitions seeking to annul the law and expressed an expectation that the minister would not change the existing situation until a decision. Levin was not convinced and continues to promote appointments through a new search committee.