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The Court announced to MK Bitan his intention to prosecute bribery offenses subject to a hearing - Walla! news

2020-01-26T17:28:26.904Z


According to the suspicion, the former coalition chairman received a bribe of NIS 992,000 over five years and eight different affairs. In the ninth affair, which relates to his relationship with businessman Moshe Yosef, he ...


The Court announced to MK Bitan his intention to prosecute bribery offenses subject to a hearing

According to the letter of suspicion, the former coalition chairman received a bribe of NIS 992,000 over five years and eight different cases. In a ninth affair regarding his relationship with businessman Moshe Yosef, he will be charged subject to a fraudulent hearing and breach of trust. Different image "

The Court announced to MK Bitan his intention to prosecute bribery offenses subject to a hearing

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Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit announced Sunday to MK David Bitten (Likud) about his intention to prosecute bribery offenses, subject to a hearing. According to the suspicion, Biten received NIS 992,000 bribe over five years and eight different cases. Ninth, regarding his dealings with businessman Moshe Yosef, he will be charged with fraudulent hearing and breach of trust, however, Mendelblit decided not to prosecute Bitten in three additional cases in which he was investigated on suspicion of similar offenses.

At the same time, the Tel Aviv-Yafo City Council Attorney Arnon Giladi announced that another Deputy State Attorney for Criminal Matters is considering prosecuting, subject to a hearing, an offense of taking bribes in 2011, and that with respect to the other suspects in his case, a decision has not yet been made. A similar announcement was made to 19 other involved parties, and another case involved will be decided on a different date.

Following MK Bitan's request to postpone the handing over of the investigative materials to the persons involved, until after the election, the prosecution announced that a decision will be made after receiving the comments of the other persons involved.

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The investigation file, called "Parsha 1803", deals with governmental corruption and money laundering in which Bitan is suspected and involved in a wide range of cases between 2011-2017. At the beginning of the period, Bitten served in a variety of senior positions in the Rishon Lezion municipality, including the Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Planning and Construction Committee. As of March 2015, he served as a Member of Knesset and held other parliamentary positions, and during the period he served as Coalition Chairman.

The letter of suspicion shows Bitten's involvement in nine different cases. In one case, it emerged that between 2017-2013, Bitten and the real estate entrepreneur DG had a bribery relationship, under which allegedly Bitten MD, through his associate, took financial benefits in a total amount not less than NIS 285,000, given against False invoices issued by the associate, in addition, Bitan requested an additional payment of about NIS 250,000.

In the case of Danya Cebus, Bitten is being prosecuted for bribery and money laundering offenses, Company CEO Ronen Gisenburg has been charged with mediating bribery, money laundering and fraudulent registration, by Danya Cebus for bribery and money laundering offenses, and Jubilee CEO , Eyal Langer, for bribes - all subject to hearing.

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Bitten served in senior positions in the municipality during the affairs. Rishon LeZion Municipality (Photo: Moti Milrod)

Rishon Lezion Municipality 3.12.2017 (Photo: Moti Millrod, Haaretz)

In the case of engineer Eli Nahum, it is suspected that the latter contacted Bitten, who was then chairman of the coalition, and asked him to help eliminate the demand for building plans through an online system. Nahum came to the Knesset at least once, in coordination with Bitan, in order to meet with parties related to the issue, but the meetings did not take place, and later on, Bitan Menachum requested that he transfer NIS 60,000 to him, knowing that Nahum still needed his assistance in the online system. Bitten's Bribery and Money Laundering Offenses and Nahum Abir Bribery and money laundering are all subject to a hearing.

In a half-free affair, according to the suspicion letter in 2017-2014, the company needed various permits and permits from the Rishon Lezion municipality. Against this backdrop, Lihi Sonk-Copperley, the company's real estate manager, approached Bitan and asked for his assistance. In 2014, Bitan Sonk asked for financial benefits in exchange for a free half-aid, with regard to the regulation of non-use of land on which one of the network branches and payment In this case, Bitten's prosecution is being tried for bribery and bribery, Sonk-Copperley's bribery and bribery charges, false registration and money laundering; "All Half Free" and Another Half Free Company for Offenses of Bribery and Money Laundering Imu.

Bitten defense: "The fog will disperse"

Attorney Demery

Attorney Matityahu

Attorneys Dror Matityahu and Ephraim Demri, who represent MK Biten, said: "MK Biten never received any funds or benefits for actions related to his role as a public servant. All of the decisions made by MK Biten, while serving in public office, were Matter decisions made on the basis of professional judgment, in the eyes of which the public good alone is. After the weighty evidence and allegations underneath us are revealed, the fog will disperse and a radically different picture will be revealed than that reflected in the letter of suspicion. "

Attorney Sharon Nahari, who represents one of the suspects in giving bribes to Bitan - engineer Eli Nahum - declined to comment on the suspicion.

Source: walla

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