Advocate Fischler to the Ombudsman: "Investigate why the former commissioner was interviewed and will probably publish his book published by the newspaper he previously researched" • Alshikh: "The book will be published by Steimatzky"
Alsheikh. Interviewed by a newspaper he researched
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Gideon Markovich
A complaint was filed yesterday with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit by Adv. Pinchas Fischler, a former police officer in the fraud unit, demanding an investigation into why he allegedly chose former commissioner Roni Alsich to publish his book in Yedioth Books.
"Once upon a time there was a commissioner here. Roni Alsich is his name. During his shift, Lahav 433 interrogated the non-publisher of Yedioth Ahronoth, Mr. Noni Mozes. An indictment was later filed ... "Fischler writes, and later Fischler alludes to the reception of fan coverage, the basis for filing case 4000: At the publisher of Yedioth Books. Why exactly there? conflict of interests? Fan coverage? The common sense test? ethics? Visibility? And where is your voice silent? Why?
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Yedioth Sefarim's CEO, Dov Eichnold, even posted a tweet at the time featuring a picture of what appears to be the cover of the book that will be published soon, by Alshikh 'Commissioner at the Front - Values in the test' with the word 'soon ...' (meanwhile the tweet Removed). Yedioth Books has no interest in publishing a book that it does not publish. Is the interview and the book one deal made? "
In May of this year, journalist Josh Brainer claimed that Yedioth Books was involved in publishing Alshikh's book. However, the former commissioner denied and claimed at the time that Steimatzky Publishing was responsible for its editing and publication. Depth for Yedioth Ahronoth's 'Seven Days' magazine.
The newspaper and the defendant
It is the same newspaper that against its controlling shareholder, Noni Mozes, the same Alsheikh signed a recommendation to file an indictment against him for bribery. Now Moses, through the newspaper he controls, gives him in what he talks a lot about Netanyahu's portfolios.
Advocate Fischler attacks Alsheikh and refers to the rules of ethics of a public figure in his position: "You were a commissioner and you investigated, do not go and be interviewed where the indictment was filed. Alsich says in an interview that if Bibi is prosecuted he will be convicted - but Bibi has already been prosecuted An indictment has already been filed. That is, he decides his fate. This is how you send a message to the court that this is a forbidden effect. You have finished your job to investigate and you have now convicted him? You took off your uniform, you investigated, the case is ongoing, you said you read every word. Express your opinion when the trial is already underway? "
Advocate Fischler also refers to content published from the interview in which Alshikh claims that he did not come down to resolutions regarding the investigative exercises against state witnesses Nir Hefetz and against defendant Shaul Alovich: "Suddenly you say that you did not come down to resolutions? You told Ilana Dayan that you read every word, so how did you not come down to resolutions? "
Finally, he also refers to Alshikh's stubborn claim that Netanyahu allegedly sent elements to harass three senior police officers who were involved in his investigations. "If this is true Mr. Alsheikh, why did you not open an investigation? And if it is not true why do you continue to fiddle? Why did you not investigate? And if you did not investigate why did you take it out?"
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"Powerful factors"
This is not the first time Alshikh has gotten involved in media interviews. The same claim that Adv. Fischler referred to was heard in the media interview that Alsheikh gave to Ilana Dayan on the "Fact" program in February 2018, while he was still on duty, on the eve of the police recommendations. Behind things is Netanyahu himself, a very serious accusation he has never proven.
In an interview with Yedioth Ahronoth, he said: "There were facts - investigators who dealt with these cases, their environment, their neighbors, their families. Three. Relatively senior people. People who interrogate the prime minister, among others, and also people who make decisions."
In October 2019, 12 recordings were revealed in the news in which Alsheikh referred to the difficult relationship with Netanyahu since the investigations began, in which he said that "someone did not want anyone not to appoint a commissioner. This is very bad. According to the law, the commissioner has independence, and there is no chance that a commissioner who is acting will act independently. "
In the same recordings, he even explained why he chose to be interviewed on the "Fact" program, noting the reason for the same accusation of harassment of investigators that he never proved: "They had to be backed up by investigators, because investigators who started being harassed had to stop this harassment ... I can "Being an evening for the thickness of my skin, I can not be an evening for the thickness of the skin of researchers who have children in kindergarten."
Alsheikh: "False things"
Roni Alshikh responded: "We are sorry that 'Israel Today' chooses to convey to its readers unfounded things. The book 'Commissioner at the Front' was published by 'Tchelet' by Steimatzky. The choice of platforms for the various interviews was made by the professional bodies on behalf of the publisher and according to their opinions. Thus, it was decided to interview a variety of media outlets, including "News 12", "Keshet", "Gali Tzahal", "Radio 103", the newspaper "Besheva" and more.
The attempt to link legal decisions of the investigative bodies and the State Attorney's Office to an interview given almost two years after the end of his term as commissioner testifies to a thousand witnesses to the biased coverage of "Israel Today." Retired rabbi Alshich's book deals with management theories Israel Today "read the book and adhere to these values for the benefit of their readers."