Defendant 1's arguments regarding Charge 6
- Defendant 1 repeats his arguments regarding the totality of the charges 3-7, and according to him, he has no connection to the supplier of the goods or to the goods themselves. He did not conspire with the defendants, and he did not fraudulently discharge the goods without paying for them. Defendant 1 denies any connection with the company PRL and rejects the claim that he acted in its name or controlled it.
The party that contacted the supplier ICP From Belgium, Defendant 3 on behalf of the "Forum Office" company, is the one who executed the orders, sent faxes and documents and summarized the terms of the contract.
His testimony in court, where he told for the first time about the part of defendant 1, is suppressed and manifestly false.
As stated, defendant 1 does not deny that he referred defendant 3 to his customers, and his clients from the Palestinian Authority to Yehoshua Shlosh in order to receive the services of releasing the goods, but beyond that he has no connection to the supplier or to the goods sent to Israel.
Defendant 1 heard about the JCC From Joshua Shlosh, who introduced her as his client, who needed help finding funding. It was made clear to defendant 1 that the JCC It is an Israeli company whose main activity is in the release of goods for businessmen from the Palestinian Authority. According to him, there is no basis for the accuser's claim that the JCC It is a shell company controlled by defendant 1.
Defendant 1 denies any connection to the bill of lading stamped with the stamp of the Arab Bank, and he is not the one who transferred the bill of lading from the company PRL Company JCCAnd no one did that for him.
With regard to telephone conversations between Defendant 1 and Yehoshua Chelouche and Avi Kalmaro, it was claimed in the summaries that during the relevant period, Defendant 1 maintained business relations with the two, and for this purpose there were many lengthy telephone conversations, sometimes on a daily basis. Therefore, one should not learn anything from the existence of the telephone conversations, from the tracking and seizure of the goods.