According to the decision of Attorney General Dr. Avichai Mandelblit, an indictment against MK Haim Katz was filed today (Tuesday) at the Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court.
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The indictment, which was filed as part of a plea agreement, charges MK Katz with the offense of conspiracy to achieve a lawful goal through unlawful means under Section 500(8) of the Penal Code.
According to the indictment, MK Haim Katz, who at the time headed the Knesset Welfare Committee, summoned capital market trader Moti Ben-Ari to the committee as an expert in order to promote a bill in the area of bond repayment in troubled companies, but did not disclose to the committee members information about his personal and financial ties with Ben-Ari and about Ben-Ari's financial interest in promoting the law.
About two years ago, the Attorney General decided to file an indictment against MK Haim Katz due to his ties to that capital market trader for the offense of fraud and breach of trust under Section 284 of the Penal Code, but the Knesset ruled that MK Katz was immune from criminal prosecution. Subsequently, a discussion was held with MK Katz's attorneys, in which their arguments regarding the factual and legal basis were heard once again, and additional data was also presented in this context. After considering all the material relevant to the matter, it was found that it was appropriate to change the facts of the indictment and the offense section that they formulate, as part of a plea agreement, to the wording of the indictment that was filed today.
Yes, it was agreed as part of the plea agreement that MK Katz would plead guilty and be convicted of the indictment that was filed, and the parties would jointly plead that MK Katz be sentenced to a fine and suspended prison sentence.
The investigation file and the filing of the indictment were handled by Attorney Hanna Korin from the Securities Department of the Taxation and Economic Affairs Attorney's Office.
We note that another investigation file, in which MK Katz was questioned as a suspect in connection with the failure to pay taxes legally, was shelved due to evidentiary considerations.
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