The head of the Judea and Samaria Police District, Deputy Commissioner Kobi Cohen, will resign in the coming days amid a sex scandal involving he and a female police officer working in his district.
In a statement on Saturday, the National Police headquarters said that Cohen had contacted National Police Chief Inspector General Yochanan Danino and asked to resign after 33 years as a police officer.
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He is now the 5th district commander with the rank of Deputy Commissioner to resign in the past year amid scandal.