Investigators from the Department for Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) have detained one of Israel’s most senior police officers for questioning under caution on suspicion of breach of trust and abuse of authority, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday night.

The officer, who holds the rank of deputy commissioner and oversees several sensitive investigations, is suspected of interfering in a probe being conducted by Lahav 433, the police’s major crimes unit, reportedly to assist a businessman believed to be close to him.

On Thursday morning, Hebrew media reported that the case he allegedly sought to influence had not yet been made public and was still in its early stages.

“This is a case that is not yet known to the public,” sources familiar with the details told the Ynet news outlet.

According to DIPI, the officer allegedly intervened in the case, in which he had a conflict of interest that he didn’t report, and took various actions to influence how it was handled within his unit.

Following more than seven hours of interrogation, Hebrew media reported that he was released around midnight Wednesday night under restrictive conditions, including a nine-day ban from entering police facilities and a prohibition on contacting anyone involved in the case.

A gag order issued by the Jerusalem District Court forbids the publication of most details of the investigation. The name of the officer remained sealed as of Thursday morning under a law forbidding publication of........

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