On video: Detention extension discussion for doctors suspected of trafficking in cannabis licenses (Walla system!)
The six senior doctors who were arrested on suspicion of trafficking in cannabis licenses were brought today (Monday) for an extension of their detention at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, at the end of the undercover investigation that took place in recent months.
One of the suspects, psychiatrist Michael Janko, was suspected in 2018 of illegally giving prescriptions for narcotic drugs in exchange for a payment of hundreds of shekels.
He was interrogated under a warning and sent to house arrest.
Judge Noy Saban extended the detention of two suspects by nine days.
About one of the doctors, the police representative said that "he used his powers for the sake of money. We seized a large amount of money in a safe. The actions he did were not according to the procedures."
The judge said that there is a reasonable suspicion of crimes.
The police representative claimed at the hearing that "the doctors allegedly exceeded the public position given to them and used the license to carry out drug trafficking".
According to him, "there is a concrete fear of the disruption of the investigation and the danger arising from the crime of drug trafficking and the multiplicity of crimes."
The police asked to extend the detention of the doctors by 15 days, and their representative explained that they requested a relatively long extension of detention since they are planning many investigative actions.
"We are all in the market, they came to people's homes at 06:00 in the morning and arrested them. It actually seemed that they worked very orderly. It will probably end in nothing," said a friend of one of the arrested.
One of the suspects denied what was attributed to him.
"I have no network, nothing. I work alone. A network of drug dealers? I don't know what to say about that. I have children," he said in court.
"There is someone who complained and he needs to be thoroughly checked. You are talking about a network of crime. You are putting me in a network of crime. It did not exist and will not be created. This is an illusory situation."
In the trial it was said that one of the suspects gave a confession that "
"The doctors used the license to traffic in drugs" (Photo: ShutterStock)
Regarding another psychiatrist who is suspected in the case, the police representative claimed that "his part is very central".
According to him, "He took a sensitive profession and turned it into a trap to dig into when he commits criminal offenses, in a significant role that he plays, a person received dangerous drugs without his due. This while our license is suspended and he is not allowed to act as a doctor."
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. His stamp and documents were forged. The suspect's detention was extended by seven days.
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The arrest of the director of the company that is allegedly behind the organization was extended until December 13.
According to the police, the director "provided the criminal organization with a package of services under the guise of a legitimate company that is involved in the exploitation of rights in the field of medical cannabis."
"The client is connected to those involved, she is the head of the pyramid," said the police representative, noting that they must carry out dozens of investigative actions.
Her lawyer Yaniv Vaki asked for house arrest.
"There is a reasonable suspicion of the commission of the offenses and a reason for interference. The suspicion is that already at this stage a serious interference action has been taken," stated the judge, president of the magistrates' courts in the central region, Menachem Mizrahi.
This morning the suspects were arrested, some of them work in public hospitals.
According to the suspicion, licenses for medical cannabis were sold online, among others on Telegram.
The investigation shows that the suspects provided the customers with the licenses within 24 hours, even though they did not have the required medical history.
In other cases, increase the permitted doses.
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According to Lahav 433, it is a network of doctors authorized by the Ministry of Health to issue licenses of this type and others involved in the case, who mediated between them and the customers.
The scope of the offenses is estimated at NIS 17 million.
The company that is allegedly behind the organization, which pretended to be a legitimate company in the field, helped clients invent a "cover story" that would be used as an excuse for recommending cannabis consumption, and also instructed them on how to present it, helped them obtain medical documents and paid doctors for the licenses.
In some cases, drug dealers used the permits to trade cannabis.
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