Police officer fired after threatening his wife and children, but will not be prosecuted

A police officer was fired from the Israel Police after threatening his wife and children with severe violence, including saying "I will blow you up, I will stand on your neck." Despite evidence including recordings where the child asks "Is that a policeman?" and the father replies "I'm not a policeman, I'm a criminal," the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) decided to close the criminal case against him, stating that "criminal proceedings are not an appropriate framework." The police chose to fire the officer, but Mahash saw no need for prosecution.

A police officer in the Israel Police was fired after it was discovered that he threatened his wife and children with severe violence, including saying "I will blow you up, I will stand on your neck." Despite the evidence, which includes recordings where the child asks his mother "Is that a policeman?" and the father replies "I'm not a policeman, I'm a criminal," the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) decided to close the criminal case against him. The closure decision stated that "criminal proceedings are not an appropriate framework" for clarifying the circumstances. The police themselves chose to fire the officer, but Mahash believed there was no need for prosecution. The article quotes the language of the decision and brings the child's words in the recording, but does not include a response from Mahash or the officer himself.