Rafi Rotem Israeli Tax Authority whistleblower

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2014-05-22 Israeli Supreme Court refuses to serve a signed, certified
decisions on persecuted whistleblower Rafi Rotem
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Service of simulated court records is a well-known fraud methods in the courts for
hundreds of years. In the Israeli Supreme Court it has een a routine since 2002. If the
!e"as #enal Code were enforced in Israel$ for e"ample$ all %ustices of the Israeli Supreme
Court would have een considered repeat offender$ and sentenced to %ail.
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01ccupy!+.$ 2ay 22 - Israeli !a" (uthority whistle lower has sent to Israeli Supreme Court
#residin& 'ustice (sher )runis a second re3uest for the service of si&ned and certified copies of
decisions in his petition. 415 ( previous re3uest$ sent a month a&o$ remain unanswered. 41a5 (s has
een the case in the Israeli Supreme Court since 2002$ the Court served on 6otem only decisions
that were unsi&ned y the 'ustices$ uncertified y the Chief Clerk$ earin& the disclaimer 7su%ect
ot editin& and phrasin& chan&es7$ and with no accompanyin& letter 8authentication9.
6afi 6otem e"posed systemic corruption in the Israel !a" (uthority$ involvin& hu&e ta" waivers to
tycoon and crime family related usinesses$ alle&ed murder of a ta" fraud 7source7$ and se" ries
to a ta" authority officer. !he Israeli %ustice system has persistently refused to investi&ate 6otem:s
alle&ations$ and the courts and State 1mudsman have refused to accord him e3ual protection
under the law over the past 12 years. 1ver the same period$ 6otem has suffered continuous
harassment and retaliation. 425
!he #etition to the ;i&h Court of 'ustice Rotem v Samet et al 812<<=0>9 a&ain sou&ht protection
and investi&ation of his alle&ations. 6otem further claimed ostruction of %ustice in conduct of
'ud&e .ardah Samet in the !el (viv +aor Court in his case. ;owever$ the #etition was summarily
dismissed y 'ustices *dmond +evy$ (li-ah (rel and ,-i .o&elman. 4<5
In their 2arch <$ 200> 'ud&ment$ the 'ustices of the ;i&h Court of 'ustice ruled that the matter
ori&inated in a lon&-term laor dispute in the !a" (uthority$ and that there was no foundation for
6otem:s claim of retaliation for his whistlelowin&. 4<5
( 201< review of the 6afi 6otem scandal y senior Israeli %ournalist Calman +ieeskind was titled$
7!here are no %ustices in 'erusalem7. 445
In an interview in 201<$ former Israeli (ttorney )eneral 2anny 2e-ou- stated$ re&ardin& the !a"
(uthority scandal$ e"posed y 6afi 6otem$ 7the worst corruption scandal is the on in the !a"
(uthority... it is the closest to or&ani-ed crime... the punishment of those involved did not reflect the
severity of their crimes and the entire affair...7 455
(s detailed in a secret State ?epartment cale from 200@$ pulished y Aikileaks$ the ,S
*massy in Israel also raised concerns re&ardin& the inte&ration of or&ani-ed crime and
&overnment in the State of Israel. 4B5
!he reason for today:s re3uest for the service of si&ned and certified decisions in 6otem:s #etition$
stems from the fact that the decisions were served unsi&ned y the %ud&es$ uncertified y the chief
clerk of the court$ earin& the disclaimer 7su%ect to editin& and phrasin& chan&es7$ and with no
accompanyin& letter 8authentication9.
Such records cannot e deemed y a reasonale person valid court records. Such records are
simulated 8luff9 court records. Israeli law does not e"plicitly defined simulated court records. Cut
many other %urisdictions do. !he definition in the !e"as #enal Code is enclose as an e"ample. 4Ba5
!he service of unsi&ned$ uncertified %udicial decisions is a well reco&ni-ed method of conducin&
fraud in the courts for hundreds of years.
!he Israeli Supreme Court has een routinely servin& its decisions in such manner since 2002$
startin& under the tenure of then #residin& 'ustice (haron Carak. ;ad the !e"as #enal Code een
in effect and force in Israel$ all Israeli Supreme Court %ustices would have een deemed repeat
offenders$ and should have een sentenced to %ail terms.
!he ;uman 6i&hts (lert 8D)19 sumission to the ,D ;uman 6i&hts Council documented that the
Israeli Supreme Court routinely conducts simulated proceedin&s$ issues simulated %udicial records$
and refuses to issue duly si&ned and certified decision records. 4E->5 Simulated %udicial records are
records that are not deemed valid and effectual records$ pursuant to the law of the State of Israel$
ut which the courts defrauds the people to elieve are true and valid court records.
It remains to e seen how #residin& 'ustice (sher )runis would respond on 6afi 6otem:s re3uest
for duly si&ned and certified decision records in this landmark affair.
!he ;uman 6i&hts (lert sumission was reviewed y the professional staff of the ;uman 6i&hts
Council$ and was incorporated into the 201< ,D:s periodic report on ;uman 6i&hts in Israel with
the note$ 7lack of inte&rity in the... Supreme Court... in Israel7. 4@5
!he ;uman 6i&hts (lert sumission proposed that the solution to corruption of the Israeli courts$
includin& the Supreme Court$ should include a 7!ruth and 6econciliation Commission7. Such
commissions were previously employed in other nations$ like South (frica and *ast )ermany$
which emer&ed from under tyrannical re&imes.
(s is the case in other nations$ corruption of the %ud&es is central to the current socio-economic
crisis in Israel.
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States$ with the noteH 7corruption of the courts and the le&al profession and discrimination y law
enforcement in California7.
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was incorporated into the 201< #eriodic 6eview 6eport re&ardin& ;uman 6i&hts in Israel$ with the
noteH 7lack of inte&rity of the electronic records of the Supreme Court$ the district courts and the
detainees courts in Israel.7
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