UNCEPOSSIBLE: Two suspected criminal pastors who tried to seize the assets of a wheelchair-bound 92-year-old and signed him to a will and power of attorney • Investigation opened

• Office of the General Guardian

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  Geri Abramovich

A severe and serious affair was allowed for publication this morning (Sunday): Continued attempts were made to exploit and exploit a wheelchair-bound 92-year-old elderly elderly man by two men with a criminal history who tried to seize his assets and money.

According to a statement from the Attorney General and Legal Aid in the Justice Department, the two suspects moved into the elderly man's apartment, withdrew hundreds of thousands of shekels from his bank account while misrepresenting his actions, and signed a will and power of attorney. All this when he is unaware of the consequences and even unable to resist the two. The statement stated that the court had issued a two-sentence restraining order for the elderly and police launched an investigation.

The Tel Aviv Family Court allowed parts of the affair to be disclosed at the time of the Corona expansion. According to the Justice Department's statement, "The elderly man came to a bank branch in South Tel Aviv several times, accompanied by two men, and asked to withdraw high amounts of money from his account. For them to manage the affairs of the elderly legally. "

However, the bank representative suspected that this was an elderly survivor's case and contacted the general guardian. A quick inquiry revealed that "although the power of attorney has been deposited but has never been activated, it is therefore legally invalid and the lenders are not authorized to act on it. In addition, when the elderly person remains in contact with the bank manager, he whispered in fear to his ears: 'I am afraid of him, do not join him in the account "".

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As a result, the legal guardian's team involved the legal assistance, and Attorney Yiftach Atzmon was appointed to represent the elderly on behalf of the legal representation and legal capacity in the Tel Aviv District Legal Aid.

"Attorney Atzmon hurriedly applied to the court for injunctions limiting withdrawals from the bank account and preventing the transfer of the right to use the property in an apartment that was registered as a property owned by the elderly," the ministry stated. "In light of the difficult circumstances described, the court approved the requests that day Even without the elderly attendance at the hearing. "

In order to ensure that there are no further withdrawals from the elderly bank account, Attorney Atzmon made a taboo note on the matter and manually handed the order to the bank. In addition, Attorney Atzmon scanned the bank's pages over the past six months and discovered withdrawals in the amount of hundreds of thousands of shekels from his account. The elder, whom he reported to the court and the guardian general.

"In light of the circumstances and details that have emerged, the Custodian-General has worked to cancel the deposit of the continuing power of attorney under" Mina "Elderly one of the two as his authorized representative," the statement read.

Attorney Atzmon also visited the elderly man's home with a social worker from the community welfare services. The Ministry of Justice said the two found the elderly man with a caregiver, "who turned out to be hired by the two 'escorts' men. During the visit, the lawyer and the social worker noticed that other occupants were apparently living in the apartment, which was all networked with listening equipment and cameras in a suspicious manner. In a conversation with the caretaker, it emerged that the two had been living and sleeping in the apartment for a long time. "

The elder himself, noted in the firm's statement, "was found to be very confused and remembered nothing about his visit to the bank with the men's escort, or his recent withdrawals in sums and frequency. A neighbor from a nearby apartment told the lawyer and the attorney about ongoing acts of exploitation and extortion committed by both men toward the elderly. , And asked them to help him. "

Attorney Atzmon provided all the details of the visit to the court, and at the same time Attorney Amir Zevulun was also appointed guardian for the personal management and property of the elderly.

"Subsequently, an application was made to prevent threatening harassment (a restraining order) on behalf of the elderly against the two, and the court accepted the request, stating that they were prohibited from entering the elderly man's apartment and ordered the cameras installed in the apartment to be disconnected," the statement said. "Moreover, during another trial by the legal aid lawyers and the welfare representative to visit the elderly person in the apartment, they encountered the therapist's refusal to open the apartment door. The two invited a professional who broke into the apartment, and the therapist, as stated in the apartment by the two men, was replaced by Custodians and brought in therapist who speaks Romanian, the native language of the elderly and the one he still uses today. "

The statement from the Justice Department stated that "an examination carried out by the legal guardian and legal assistance revealed that the two men who attempted to take possession of the elderly person's assets had a significant criminal history, one had a criminal history of violence and fraud and had previously been jailed in prison, and the other a criminal history convicted of receiving money. From civilians while impersonating a policeman. "

Adv. Dr. Meital Segal-Reich, National Commissioner for Legal Affairs and Legal Services in the Legal Aid Office of the Ministry of Justice: "This is one of the most difficult cases of exploitation and exploitation we have encountered in recent years. Immediately after we were exposed to the case and the details became clear, the actions were taken quickly, including the issuance of orders. Which prevents the continued withdrawal and the possibility of selling the man and exploiting the man, all in quick legal proceedings and the legal assistance of the lawyer in court, before the two could even realize that their entire scope of action was actually limited. His property, and continue to closely monitor and assist him through his representation in all relevant legal proceedings.

Liora Gore, from the legal guardian unit of the Ministry of Justice: "The speed of response and determination in which the guardian general's supervisory system operated resulted in the personal and economic injury to the elderly being arrested. Anyone who has been exposed to the alleged exploitation of the elderly, either under guardianship or under permanent power of attorney, is welcome to contact us for clarification. "