In this regard, the defense seeks to determine that Parisi's main testimony in court, where he first stated that he had transferred the name of Meir Ben Shimon to defendant 1, is unreliable and unreliable. This is a suppressed testimony that is not even mentioned in the recording of the conversation between Yehoshua Shlosh and Frizi.
In light of all of the above, the defense seeks to acquit defendant 1 of all the offenses attributed to him in the 18th charge, on the merits of the matter.
Defendant 3's arguments regarding the 18th charge
- Defendant 3 confirms that he did indeed provide the details of Meir Ben Shimon and Ms. Lucien Sadeh to Defendant 1, but he claims that "he had no idea that the company in question would be used as a shell company." These words were said by defendant 3 already at the interrogation stage and were put in writing in a memorandum, P/333, in which the interrogator noted that defendant 3 was telling him the truth, contrary to what was said in the written statement.
The defense argues that the prosecution did not present any objective evidence that could support or corroborate the claims regarding the existence of the mental element, which was supposed to exist in defendant 3, in order to convict him of this charge.
The prosecution's arguments, which are based solely on "logic" arguments, and philosophical hypotheses are not a substitute for evidence. Defendant 3's version that he introduced Meir Ben Shimon to Defendant 1, in order for them to examine the possibility of entering into joint business, was contradicted by Ben Shimon's feeble denial. The defense is of the opinion that Ben Shimon is a highly dubious person, with a rich criminal record, and that his testimony should not be preferred to that of defendant 3.
In light of Ben Shimon's character and past, the possibility that he does not tell the truth when he claims that his signature was forged, and that he never bothered to complain to the police about the forgery of his signatures, as it were, should not be ruled out. From this we can reach the conclusion that "Ben Shimon was an active and aware partner in the actions of Uri Resch and Yehoshua Shlosh, and his attempt at tendentious innocence is doomed to fail."