MK Yitzhak Kroizer to Be Questioned by Lahav 433 Over Suspected Assault on Police Officer

The Otzma Yehudit lawmaker is scheduled to face police questioning, calling the move an improper political attempt to turn the victim into a suspect.

Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer of the Otzma Yehudit party is expected to be questioned today by the Israel Police's Lahav 433 unit on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, newspapers Haaretz and Maariv reported.

In response to his summons for police questioning, the lawmaker criticized the decision, describing it as an "improper political attempt to turn the victim into a suspect," as quoted by Maariv.

At this stage, no additional official details have been released regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident that led to his questioning by the national crime unit, and the timing of its conclusion has not yet been announced.