Military Police officers this week interrogated an military officer suspected of getting an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, the military mentioned on Monday.
The lieutenant colonel, a battalion commander, was suspended from his place for 2 weeks whereas he's beneath investigation, the navy mentioned.
The affair was mentioned to be consensual, however violated military coverage because it was between a superior officer and a subordinate.
The lieutenant colonel’s title has not been launched.
Last 12 months, a related incident occurred within the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion.
Lt. Col. Elad Cohen was dismissed from his place in July 2017 amid allegations that he too had an illicit, however consensual, relationship with a subordinate officer.