A Jerusalem Municipal Court canceled legal action against two avreichim, tenant and landlord, for permitting shabbos davening in the private home in the Kiryat Yovel area of the capital. The two were being cited for illegal use of the home, violating city zoning law.
According to a report in the erev shabbos HaMevaser, city legal advisor’s office Yossi Chavilov offered the two a deal, to drop the legal action against them in exchange for their agreeing to cancel the police complaint against him. Their complaint against Chavilov’s office alleges that city inspectors and members of the legal advisor’s staff fabricated documents and gave false testimony in court. A city inspector submitted a falsified affidavit attesting to having seen the private home used as a shul on shabbos.
During the cross examination in court by attorney R’ Refael Shtub, a municipal inspector admitted he was not telling the truth, explaining to the court that in actuality, he never saw any signs indicating the home was used in violation of city zoning law and that the false affidavit he filed was done in cooperation with Chavilov’s office and senior staff members.
The two rejected the offer, telling Chavilov and his staff they will be more than pleased to see them in court and let the process run its course.
Things being what they are, Chavilov has pulled the legal action anyway, realizing if he continues with the process against the two avreichim he and his staff are likely to further complicate matter until they find themselves in an untenable situation. As such, they informed the municipal court that they are withdrawing the legal action.
They are now planning to address the matter with State Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, seeking an investigation against Chavilov and staff members involved in the false documentation and fabrication of evidence. They will also ask the attorney general why Jerusalem Police are not acting and moving ahead with an investigation against Chavilov as the law demands.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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I hope the two avreichim make sure the matter, not only is persued, but that it widens into a big case against the frum hating seculars, in the police department and the court system and the legislation that allows for such corruption.
If they were to G-d forbid, let this go, the police and courts would just keep ‘investigating’ them and try and get them on similar charges in such a way that the police and judges cannot be implicated in any wrongdoing themselves, even though the very idea of such ‘investigation’ IS wrongdoing even if it’s ‘legal’.
Think about it the police are offering a deal, not bec they believe this is the best way to run the trial, but so that THEY THEMSELVES DON’T GET IN TROUBLE FOR FALSIFYING THE WHOLE CASE! For shame!