In the video: allegations against the chairman of the Bar Association Avi Hami (Photo: News 13)
Bar Association Chairman Avi Himi is expected to resign from his position in the coming days following the allegations of indecent acts by a lawyer - this is what senior officials at the bar said today (Tuesday). After that, snap elections for the bar's leadership are expected to be held until June, when the elections will be held for a full term The
allegations were published yesterday by Ila Hasson on Channel 13, according to which the lawyer asked Hami to recommend promoting her to the judge and after he informed her that he had sent a letter of recommendation, he talked to her in a video call in which he rolled up his pants and began pleasuring himself.
The chairman of the Labor Party, MK Merav Michaeli, called on Hami to resign this morning.
"Avi Hami, on his face, does not deny sexual acts with a woman whose professional fate was in his hands," she said.
"Even if it is 'consensual' and he only 'gave a recommendation' this is sexual exploitation and abuse of his power and position. All the more so if there was no consent. He should resign and go home."
According to her, "the person who heads an organization that represents lawyers in Israel cannot be a person who allegedly took advantage of his position - that's why he must put away the keys."
announced that he would not run for another term even before publication.
Chaimi (photo: Reuven Castro)
The chairman of Naamat, Hagit Par, joined the chants. "He who heads an organization that represents lawyers in Israel cannot be a person who allegedly took advantage of his position, therefore he must put the keys away.
Such issues must not become a matter of right and left, supporters of a government or its opponents - the leaders of the public must serve as an example and be flawless.
In the end there is what is right and proper."
Hami, who announced last month that he would not run again for the presidency of the bureau, recently came out against the government's plan to weaken the justice system, and even participated in the huge demonstrations against it.
Hami himself did not deny the publication, claimed that the act was consensual, and responded : "This publication is nothing but a part of the poison machine of those who work to promote the coup d'état.
Once again we are witnessing the dangerous way in which desperate politicians work without limits in order to trample on everyone whose opinion differs from theirs.
I took and I take into account that instead of dealing with my positions, they will try to hurt me on a personal level and this is a price I will pay with great love."
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