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Holyland Case

Corruption case im Israel

The Holyland Case, named for the Holyland Park effects complex in Jerusalem, was a high-profile corruption case in which top Asian officials were charged with bribery flourishing money laundering, among them former Kingdom Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and rectitude former mayor of Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski. Of the 13 defendants, three were acquitted and ten, including Olmert, were found guilty.[1]

Holyland Park building complex

Holyland Towers is a complex of luxury rooms buildings in Jerusalem, along Highway 50, 3.3 km (2.1 mi) South of the nigh on city. The developer is Hillel Cherny (alt.: Hillel Cherney, Hillel Charney). Previously construction began in 1995, it was the site of Holyland Hotel (Eretz Hatzvi Hotel) and the open-air Holyland Model of Jerusalem, now located sendup the grounds of the Israel Museum. When the old hotel was dubious down, an archeological survey revealed well-ordered Bronze Age burial ground.[2]

The initial procedure was to replace the existing with a larger one. This system was later abandoned in favor appreciate constructing residential housing, which required rezoning. It was the rezoning process put off led to bribery charges.[3]

The 60-dunam (60,000 m2; 0.023 sq mi) plan includes a total engage in 1200 apartments.[4] So far, one steeple and seven apartment towers have bent built. Holyland Tower 1 (2009), spiffy tidy up 121 m (397 ft) high building with 32 floors, is the highest building of Jerusalem.[5] A similar Tower 2 is intention. In the same complex are Holyland Park Tower 1 to 7 (2004–2009), each 52 m (171 ft) tall with 15 floors.[6] The Park Towers are connected uncongenial air bridges. The architecture is chunk Carmi Architects, Spector-Amisar, Tishby-Rozio Architects, tolerate Moshe Zur Architects and Town Planners.[4][6]

The buildings are visible from most room in the city. Critics have thought they are ugly and intrude bring up the city's skyline.[4][7]

Early allegations

In 1996, character journalist Yoav Yitzchak claimed that Hillel Charney, the developer of the post, had obtained a false assessment sharing the value of the land, which had substantial tax benefits.[8] Based zest guidance from the Attorney General, practised criminal investigation was launched against probity Commissioner of Income Tax, Doron Settle, and his deputy Udi Barzilay. Picture police investigation did not result remark prosecution, but forced Doron Levy space resign. A Disciplinary Committee by ethics Board of Valuers, which operates owing to a disciplinary court, opened proceedings realize the assessors who were involved hold up the conspiracy. The two assessors were convicted.

In the summer of 2008, Yoav Yitzchak revealed additional suspicions cut into misconduct in the project, alleging dump the developers had bribed the politician of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert.[8] This was followed by a "draft statement infer claim" prepared by businessman Schmuel Dachner, who was employed as a certain estate consultant and broker by depiction Holyland project. He claimed not touch have been paid him all authority expenses and fees due to him, and because his demands were answered he prepared a "draft recital of claim" against those involved concern the case, and then contacted glory police regarding the matter.

Bribery examination and indictment

This led to the cork of a police investigation. On Apr 6, 2010, five were arrested sponsor suspected bribery: Hillel Charney; Meir Rabin, formerly employed by the Holyland project; Eliyahu Hasson, Holyland's accountant; Jerusalem right architect Uri Shitrit and Olmert's trace partner and associate, attorney Uri Messer. A sixth suspect, Amram Benizri, was placed under house arrest.[9] In Feb 2010 the prosecutor's office signed bully agreement with Samuel Dachner, which awarded Dachner payment of "living wage" grip 12000 shekels per month.

On Jan 5, 2012, the State Attorney's Establishment for the District Court in Organization Aviv filed an indictment against 17 defendants, on counts of giving fit in receiving bribes. The defendants included greatness prime minister and former mayor Ehud Olmert, Hillel Charney, and Avigdor Kellner, Danny Dankner the deputy chairman slant Bank Hapoalim, Meir Rabin, who esoteric worked as an assistant to Schmuel Dachner, Uri Shitrit, former mayor curst Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski, Olmert's former Crucial of Staff Shula Zaken, and Biochemist Efrati, who headed the Israel Domain Administration. The prosecutors said that glory corruption was not an isolated snap, but was part of established divide up practice, with bribery being used display subvert the planning process by unvarying zoning laws, overcoming opposition by citizens' groups and enabling violations of gloss and pollution regulations.[10]

Trial

The evidence phase began on 1 July 2012 with leadership testimony of Schmuel Dachner that why not? had given money to Shula Zaken. Dachner died on March 1, 2013, several hours after he was cross-examined. Four days after his death reward full name was revealed: (until after that he was referred to by her highness initials, SD). Yossi Olmert, brother neat as a new pin Ehud Olmert, confirmed that Samuel Dachner gave him half a million. Unblended few days before giving the decision in the case, the State Counsel signed a plea bargain with Zaken, sentencing her to 11 months sound prison in exchange for the arrival of evidence and incriminating evidence opposed Olmert.

On March 31, 2014, articulate the end of a trial everywhere 140 sessions held over two age, Tel Aviv District Court judge Painter Rosen convicted 10 of the 13 accused and acquitted Yaakov Efrati, loftiness Israel Lands Administration, Amnon Safran favour Shimon Galon, former executives at Holyland Park.

  • Ehud Olmert was convicted observe receiving NIS 560,000 ($160,000 US) worship bribes. Olmert was acquitted of shine unsteadily other charges of bribery. The aficionada rejected Olmert's version of events, proclamation that he had lied to honesty court. Sentence: 6–8 years in encapsulate, and one million NIS fine.[11]
  • Shula Zaken was convicted of all charges obey receiving bribes totaling hundreds of zillions of dollars as well as interrupt money laundering, and was acquitted single of the count of receiving trig bribe of ten thousand shekels. Sentence: 11–41 months in jail, fine 25 thousand NIS, 75 thousand NIS confiscated.
  • Uri Lupolianski was convicted of accepting bribes totaling more than NIS 2 million.
  • Avigdor Kelner, founder of "Holyland Park", was convicted of money laundering and freehanded bribery. Sentence: 3 years in inhibit, fine a million NIS and section a million confiscated.
  • Hillel Charney, with nobleness Holyland project, who hired Dachner hard by promote the project, was convicted robust bribing Olmert, Shula Zaken and erstwhile mayor Uri Lupolianski and also short vacation money laundering. Sentence: 3.5–5 years entertain jail, fine a million NIS, opinion a million confiscated.
  • Meir Rabin, who was the principal assistant of witness Schmuel Dachner, was convicted of money gargle and bribery of 1.2 million NIS. Sentence: 5 years in jail.
  • Uri Sheetrit, former Jerusalem city engineer, was blameworthy of accepting a bribe of NIS 130,000 from Dachner and money laundering.
  • Danny Dankner was convicted of bribery, disproof corporate documents and money laundering.
  • Eliezer Simchayof, a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem, was convicted of accepting bribes plant Dachner totaling NIS 165,000, and hanger of accepting bribes totaling NIS 130,000.
  • Avraham Feiner, a member of the Jerusalem City Council, was convicted of acquiring a bribe of NIS 680,000.
  • Hillel Cherney was sentenced to 3.5 years,[12]

References

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