The defendant provided Bikir with credit consulting services for the various transactions, in exchange for a commission, when the same Bekir asked to import goods for his customers, he preferred to do so through Israel and through a recognized Israeli importer, and therefore he asked the defendant to refer him to Israeli entities, who could provide him with customs clearance services in exchange for a commission.
In this way, Bekir was referred to Yehoshua Shlosh as well as to Schloss, and if Defendant 1 made records regarding Bekir's transactions, this was intended for the purpose of carrying out the financing activities and checking the levels of risk in the financing that he financed. Lavkir did not have an organized office in Israel, and therefore he received office services from defendant 1 in exchange for a commission. This explains the fact that Bakir's clients had the contact details from the office of defendant 1, and this does not indicate that this defendant is behind "Mand Electric". All the services provided by defendant 1 to the wall dealer were provided when, to the best of the defendant's knowledge, the goods were ordered, imported and lawfully released.
Prosecution witness Shmuel Arbiv of Clinton Electronics, which ultimately purchased the goods, confirmed in his testimony that defendant 1 was not involved in the sale and that together with Shlomo Matuk there was another person other than Uri Resch. This fact is also connected to the testimony of Yehoshua Shlosh, and also appears from a document seized in the possession of Elhanan Tenenbaum, which documents Uri Resch's approach to him under the name of "the Arab client." Elchanan Tenenbaum himself confirmed this request in his testimony.
Defendant 1's arguments regarding the third charge
- Defendant 1 vehemently denies the allegation in the indictment that he and Yehoshua Shlosh entered into a deal with Rasco in a transaction for the import of audio systems for cars, on behalf of a Palestinian company. ICC.
All the allegations relating to the forgery of documents, the theft of goods and the reduction of taxes are categorically denied.