The Labor Court approved the appointment of Dr. Abraham Barkai, who was convicted of pedophilia, to the position of supervising physician at the Student Health Bureau in the north • The state seeks to freeze the appointment until appeal
Dr. Barkai in court
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Following the storm that erupted yesterday (Wednesday) over the appointment of Dr. Abraham Barkai - who was previously convicted of pedophilia - to the position of supervising physician at the Student Health Bureau in the north, the State Attorney's Office filed a motion to freeze his appointment.
Dr. Barkai, 54, was convicted in 2012 of holding and publishing approximately 190,000 pedophile images and videos, some of them even appearing to have sexual intercourse. Haifa District Court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment for service work, as well as revocation of a medical license. Two years.
Recently, Barkai was appointed supervisory physician at the Student Health Bureau in the north. The Civil Service Commission objected to the appointment, but Barkai appealed to the Labor Court, which yesterday confirmed his appointment to the post. Following this, Knesset members and ministers strongly attacked the nomination.
Today, the National Labor Court in Nazareth filed a request to delay the execution of the ruling on Barkai's appointment, pending a decision by the State Attorney's Office to submit to the National Labor Court.
"Violation of public trust in the system"
As part of yesterday's ruling, the Regional Court accepted Dr. Barkai's claim and reversed the decision of the Civil Service Commissioner to cancel the Board of Examiners' decision to appoint Barkai to the doctor's office in charge of student health services in the Northern District in the Ministry of Health. Dr. Barkai will be able to start serving in the position he won.
According to the petition filed by Attorney Little Sedovsky, the decision of the commissioner underpinning the ruling was granted after the commissioner considered the affiliation between the offenses in which Barkai was convicted, the plurality of abomination publicity offenses and the possession of minors' objection to job characteristics, discretionary considerations, and discretionary considerations. the public interest and the degree of damage to public confidence in the system. the position of the country. According to the prosecution, judgment errors significant legal justify intervention in the appeal court, and thus the state intends to appeal the verdict, his chances of being accepted are higher.
in light of the state seeks to order a stay of execution of the judgment, So that the entry of the S. To Dr. Barkai for office until a decision is appealed. It has also been noted that in the balance of convenience, this is clearly in favor of receiving the application, since as the execution of the judgment is not delayed and forcing the state to accept Dr. Barkai as a civil servant in its ranks, irreparable harm may be incurred which is incompatible with the public responsibility of the state. And even to impair public confidence in the civil service and its proper functioning.