According to the suspicion, the former barrister's office promoted Sharif's appointment to a judge while he was in sharp conflict with their intimate relationship. • The indictment against Naveh included bribery, fraud and breach of trust • Sharif will be prosecuted for bribery and witnessing

The Central District Attorney's Office (Tuesday) announced that it has been indicted on a charge of bribery and fraud and breach of trust in the Sex for Appointment case, and former prosecutor's attorney, Efi Naveh. Magistrate Magistrate Judge Esther Crief on bribery and eyewitness offenses The decision was made by the State Attorney, who adopted the District Attorney's Office and the Deputy State Attorney's recommendation.

Discussion on the extension of the arrest of Effie Nave // ​​Photo: Gil Kramer

According to the suspicion, in his roles, and in particular as chairman of the Bar, Neve had a significant influence on the selection of judges in Israel and was involved in his selection of judges even though he was not a member of the committee at that time. Nave influenced the selection of the judges through representatives of the Bar Association. And their consultation with him by virtue of his position, as well as through his professional relations with other members of the committee who are not representatives of the Bureau.

That is how Sharif was appointed judge by Neve's assistance

According to the suspicions, in August 2013, the attorney at the time filed a motion for a magistrate judge. After about a month, Krief turned to Naveh at a professional conference attended by the two, introduced herself to him and shared it by submitting a candidacy. The two spoke outside the conference that day and exchanged phone numbers. In a later correspondence between them that day, Reif Manoye sought to maintain her discretionary judgment in a discreet manner.

Over the course of a few weeks after they became acquainted, the two maintained a telephone connection and exchanged many messages and even had an intimate meeting at Crief's house. Subsequently, over a period of about two years until August 2015, the two maintained a bond that was exchanged for one-two-month frequency of Wetsap messages, some of them intimate and expressing their mutual desire to meet.

Judge Esther Sharif // Photo: Court website

After Nooh was elected head of the Bar, Sharif knew that he was capable of advancing her choice of jurisdiction, and that he was interested in intimate relations with her. Therefore, on suspicion, she encouraged, nurtured and strengthened the intimate-flirtatious relationship with him, and the two held another intimate encounter in her home, in the midst of her appointment process for judgment. All of this, in part, to ostensibly oblige her and his actions related to his job or his influence on the actions of other officials in the appointment of judges.

Naveh, who was interested in an intimate relationship with Crief, cooperated with the flirtation on her part and responded to his personal and close relationship, knowing that his special and intimate relationship. Naveh is suspected of taking advantage of his position as bureau chief and has acted materially on the Sharif case on numerous occasions with members of the committee to select judges and other relevant parties, in sharp conflict of interest with their relationship, which intensified during the nomination process and without reporting to any of the agents .

Adv. Effie Naveh and his spouse Shalom Rashalts court reading indictment // Photo: Yossi Zeliger

Thus, for example, after two years had passed from the time of her filing for a judgment during which Sharif was not invited to the "First Subcommittee", which is a necessary stage on the way to a judicial appointment, Sharif Manoah asked to find out why she had not yet been invited to the committee. Naveh promised her to "expedite" the issue, and about three weeks later Sharif was summoned to the subcommittee.

Naveh also suspects that after Crief failed in the judicial nomination course, he responded to her request that he still advance her appointment and repeatedly contacted Attorney Ilana Skar, the bureau's representative, and another lawyer and asked them to act for Crief to pass the "Second Subcommittee." Noah's intervention and influence, Crief passed the Second Subcommittee in March 2016, despite her failure in the course, and entered the pool of judges.

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Subsequently, at the request of Sharif, Naveh instructed Attorney to ensure that she was included in the list of judicial candidates published in April 2016, and that Attorney Attorney included her in the list without knowing about their intimate relationship. Finally, Naveh's action for Sharif succeeded and led to Sharif's June 2016 election.

Naveh was questioned with warning about another lawyer

Judge Sharif was charged with hearing a felony murder charge after he allegedly deleted from her phone exchanged correspondence in Wetsap with several parties, including one of the judges' selection committee, knowing that they might be needed as evidence in an inquest into her.

Judge Sharif's defense attorney, Adv. Ophir Strashnov, said: "The judge absolutely denies committing any offenses. Her election to the judge was supported by eight of the nine members of the Judiciary Committee, including then Supreme Court President Miriam Naor. She did not need any wrongdoing to get elected, and did no such thing. We believe that at the hearing we will be able to convince the deciding factors, and the case will be closed. "

Effie Naveh in detention hearing // Photo: Coco

At the same time, Naveh was also investigated with the warning of another lawyer, with whom she also had a relationship, on suspicion of attempting to promote the appointment of a close associate to the district court and appointing her to various attorneys, disqualified for bribery and conflict of interest. Naveh was also investigated in the case of an intern with whom a relationship existed, on suspicion of assisting her with a number of matters related to her internship for bribery and being in conflict.

In addition, Naveh's complaint of infringement of his privacy was also investigated due to the involvement of journalist Hadas Steif and other factors in taking his cell phones and illegally infiltrating them. After examining the evidence and considering the totality of the circumstances, it was found that although Naveh's privacy was severely compromised in this matter, there is no reason to prosecute any of those involved for the penetration of these phones.