This does not reverse the burden of proof, since it can be learned from the totality of the evidence that the various documents were not lawfully redeemed, and therefore there is no real basis for the claim that any consideration was paid to the supplier.
Moreover, it is also possible to learn from a letter sent by the supplier, as part of the third indictment, that he wishes to prevent the release of the goods and return them to the port of origin, due to the suspicion that a forged bank transfer had been prepared (P/20). This is in addition to the clear testimony of the supplier's sales manager, the subject of charges 4 and 5, Mr. Ali Sadiq, who stated that no consideration was received for the goods sent to Israel.
With regard to the release of the goods from customs, there is no dispute that Yehoshua Shlosh approached the customs broker, and presented himself as the importer's representative, the JCC. He received a copy of the cargo regime from the freight forwarder, and returned it with a forged Arab Bank transfer stamp.
In the framework of the previous indictment, I referred to the ICT, whereas this indictment is concerned, as mentioned, the company JCC. This company was also registered by CPA Natan Harpaz, with Pinchas Basson as the bookkeeper. As CPA Natan Harpaz confirmed, he established the two companies at the request of Yehoshua Shlosh, when Yan Schwartzman and Meir Ben-Shimon, who were, supposedly, the founders of the two companies, did not sign the basic documents before him, and did not appear at his office at all.
For this, CPA Harpaz was convicted in the Magistrate's Court of offenses relating to the fraudulent registration of the two companies (indictment - P/236).
This issue will be discussed at length in the framework of the 18th indictment, in which the prosecution accuses Yehoshua Shlosh and defendants 1 and 3 of forgery, use of a forged document, and false registration in corporate documents.
For our purposes, the question of who is behind the companies is important ICT and JCC, when the testimony of Pinchas Basson clearly shows that Yehoshua Shlosh and defendant 1 were the ones who gave him instructions regarding the two companies.