Moshe Dadon
Photo: Motti Kimchi
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council head could face criminal charges
Moshe Dadon suspected of sexual offenses, bribery, fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice and witness tampering; he would be indicted pending a hearing.
The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office informed Mateh Yehuda Regional Council head Moshe Dadon this week that he could be facing criminal charges, pending a hearing.
Dadon is suspected of sexual offenses, bribery, fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
According to evidence collected by the police, Dadon allegedly had sexual relations with several women working at the regional council, and later intervened in their employment conditions.
Moshe Dadon in court (Photo: Motti Kimchi)
Dadon allegedly committed sexual offenses against two of the women at a number of instances, as well as continually abused one of them.
Dadon is further suspected of demanding and taking hundreds of millions of shekels in bribes from businessmen and developers with financial interests in the regional council. In return, he allegedly exploited his status and position to promote the financial interests of these businessmen and developers in the regional council.
The Jerusalem District Attorney's Office said that between 2010-2015, Dadon allegedly acted with favoritism and bias, systematically and consistently providing preferential treatment to the "council's contractor," who won bids and carried out works in the regional council for the total cost of some NIS 170 million during the aforementioned time.
Dadon is suspected of working to ensure the contractor won the bid and promoting the contractor's financial interests in the regional council.
According to the evidence, the bribe money Dadon received from the contractor was delivered to him on several occasions hidden inside wine packages as a "holiday gift" at the regional council's parking lot late at night. Some of the bribe money was also delivered in a "folder with documents" during a meeting at a prestigious restaurant.
Dadon has been suspended of his role as regional council head after his arrest.
Dadon's lawyers—Avi Himi, Zion Amir and Miri Hart—said in response that "Dadon's hands are clean and unblemished. It is finally time to prove his innocence."
