Ben Gvir accuses police division head of leaking to media
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir told a court that Police Investigations and Intelligence Division head Boaz Balt admitted to leaking information to the media under the alias 'senior police sources'. The claim was made in response to a petition regarding a spokesperson appointment.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir harshly attacked Police Investigations and Intelligence chief Boaz Blet, claiming that Blet admitted to him that he leaks to the media. Ben Gvir wrote these remarks in response to a petition by Deputy Chief Yitzhak Alfsi, who claims the minister is blocking his appointment as spokesman for the Investigations Division. According to Ben Gvir, Blet boasted in an interview before his appointment that he does not need a spokesman because he himself leaks to media outlets, using the code name "senior police officials" to criticize the judicial system and the Attorney General. Ben Gvir claimed that Blet showed him articles criticizing judges, when in fact it was Blet himself behind them. The article does not include a response from Blet or the police.