Bitan case: The ethics committee asked to suspend a lawyer who was convicted of aiding and abetting bribery - Walla! News

2023-03-12T18:11:44.570Z

The ethics committee in the Tel Aviv district requested to impose on Avi Davidov a fine of NIS 50,000 and a suspension for 18 months from practicing the profession. He is the attorney who assisted in the bribery of Knesset member David Bitan, by accompanying two real estate developers who allegedly paid the bribe. This is the highest fine that the committee asked to impose on an attorney

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The ethics committee in the Tel Aviv district today (Sunday) asked the ethics court to impose a NIS 50,000 fine on lawyer Avi Davidov and an 18-month suspension from practicing the profession.

Davidov is the attorney who assisted in the bribery of Knesset member David Bitan, by accompanying two real estate developers who allegedly paid the bribe.

According to sources involved in the management of the case, while the Ethics Committee of the Tel Aviv District sought to impose the punishment on Davidov due to his role as an attorney, the Ethics Committee of the Central District refused to discuss the case of Bitan, who is also an attorney.

This is the highest fine that the committee requests to impose on an attorney, this is beyond the months of suspension expected to be imposed by the Ethics Court.

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was accused of bribery.

Bitan (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)

Davydov was convicted late last week by the District Court in Lod as part of a plea deal in which he admitted to the crime of aiding and abetting a bribe.

According to his confession, he was involved in managing and accompanying real estate entrepreneurs in his role as legal advisor for two projects. It also emerged from his confession that he cooperated with a state witness in the D.G. case to promote real estate entrepreneurs, all while being aware that Bitan, then the first deputy mayor Lezion, taking financial favors from the state D.G.

For assistance in the project management solution.

A fish.

He contacted Davydov and the two agreed that Davydov would enter into a contract with a purchasing group in one of the projects, so that according to the contract he would work to solve the difficulties they encountered for a fee.

All while Davydov is aware that the money will be used by D.G.

To cover the bribe payments to David Bitan, who was supposed to help solve the problems in the project.

Later, Davidov received NIS 135,000 from the members of the group, of which he transferred NIS 117,000 to the state witness against an invoice, while he pocketed the rest of the amount.

The second project was attributed to Davydov in that he was aware of the fact that the state witness promoted the project by bribing Bitan and he responded to the witness's request to transfer a payment of NIS 13,000 in favor of Bitan.