Personal and Family Circumstances
- The harm of the sentence to Fischer and his family, the damages caused to him as a result of the commission of the offenses and the conviction - In the framework of the evidence brought by Fischer for sentencing, the circumstances of his life, his professional past as a famous journalist, and later a senior and successful lawyer who headed a law firm with over 40 employees, were detailed in detail. In addition, details were provided (open and closed) regarding his health, physical and mental condition, including the deterioration of the situation in both aspects as the legal proceedings continued. In this context, I will also mention the cardiac event that Fischer underwent on November 25, 2024, at the beginning of the defense's case and shortly after the third day of his testimony at the trial (November 21, 2024). This incident, and Fischer's subsequent hospitalization, led to the suspension of testimony for five months (see the opinion of the court's medical expert in the field of cardiology, Prof. David Roth).
Fischer, 58, has been dedicating more than 10 years of his life to litigation in the current proceeding. The plan he had to renew his lawyer's license after hanging him in late 2014 due to the first arrest was abruptly interrupted following the second arrest, the filing of the indictment, and his detention until the end of the proceedings for a long period of time. Most of his property was seized by temporary seizure orders, he was unable to find alternative work, and his wife was forced to function as almost the sole breadwinner of the household. From a man respected by the public and loved by his acquaintances and friends, a man who associates with friends whose home was a magnet for social gatherings, he has become a symbol of corruption, deceit and greed in the media. Many friends distanced themselves from him, he moved with his family to another house (both in Greece and after they returned to Israel), and the horror of the conviction for the many serious offenses that appeared in the original indictment was constantly hovering over his head. A few months after the indictment was filed, the Supreme Court had already addressed the crash of Fischer's life: