I will also note that the defendant did not elaborate or support his claim regarding the "all kinds of things" that his examination revealed, which show that the interrogees should have cooperated and received light sentences.
- The allegation of inappropriate treatment by the police towards the defendant should also be rejected in the absence of an evidentiary basis. The actions of the police and the defendant's reactions on the morning of his arrest are documented in the action reports. The defendant, who claimed that he initially thought they were burglars, did not deny in his cross-examination that the police had identified themselves lawfully and even confirmed that Marciano's conduct was pleasant.
Conclusion
The Defendant
- I acquit the defendant partially from what is attributed to him in Charge 4: The defendant is acquitted of the offenses of taking bribes and theft by a public servant attributed to him in relation to a cash sum of NIS 70,000. I also acquit the defendant fully from what is attributed to him in Charge 13.
I convict the defendant of all the other charges detailed in the indictment, with the following changes:
Indictment 4 – I convict the defendant of the offenses of taking bribes and theft by a public servant in relation to the sum of NIS 145 and 370 only, of multiple offenses of money laundering under section 3(a) of the Prohibition of Money Laundering Law, and of one offense of money laundering under section 3(b)(2) of the Prohibition of Money Laundering Law (provision of false information).
Charge 15 - I convict the defendant of the offenses attributed to him in relation to bribe and stolen income in the amount of NIS 347,538 (in view of his partial acquittal in the framework of Charge 4), I convict the income from renting the apartment in Pardes Hanna in the amount of NIS 160,000, I convict in relation to income from the motel in 2018 in the amount of NIS 123,457 and in relation to the income from the motel in the years 2015-2017 in an amount that cannot be determined.