MK Yaakov Litzman of Torah Judaism signed a plea agreement in which he will admit to breach of trust in one case – and the deli case will be closed. He will receive a suspended sentence and a fine
Litzman, as mentioned, has recently announced that he does not intend to run again in future elections – and claimed that he is doing so because of his age and regardless of a plea deal with Mandelblit.
The deli affair, which will close with nothing, concerns Litzman’s assistance to the Beit Yisrael food business. In 2015, the District Food Department at the Ministry of Health ruled that the business must stop producing and selling salads, as well as sell additional food products due to severe sanitary deficiencies that made diners sick. According to the suspicion, Litzman, who used to buy products at the place every week, and was friendly with the owner of the business, acceded to the latter’s request and tried to help him circumvent the restrictions imposed on him.
As in the case of Aryeh Deri, here too the issue of disgrace is irrelevant because he has already declared retirement at the end of his term, but in any case no disgrace will be imposed on him. The penalty: probation and a fine of a few thousand shekels.
MK Yaakov Litzman, through his attorneys, Adv. Jacques Chen, Dror Arad Ayalon and Noa Firer, stated: At the end of the day, MK Litzman agreed to take responsibility for one unusual incident to his normal course of action, and to thank him as part of an arrangement that will be presented to the court. “
This is a case in which MK Litzman acted in response to a public request he received, without acquaintance with the applicant, and without any affinity or personal motives. It should be emphasized that throughout all the years of his public activity, MK Litzman has worked for the benefit of all publics and populations, including providing a special response to public inquiries without discrimination and in accordance with the law. “
