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High Court President Accused of Approving Appointments Without Tenders

By G. Kleiman

Civil Service Commissioner Shmuel Hollander claims that High Court President Aharon Barak approved the appointment of dozens of employees needed to man Hamerkaz Lenihul Tikim (the Center for File Management, known as the "Manat") without a public tender, as required by the law and Civil Service regulations.

As part of the improper proceedings, Hollander's daughter was appointed secretary of the Manat at the Rishon Letzion Court. Barak denied having any involvement in the publication of the tender or the manning of the posts before the tender. Political figures say that clearly one of the two sides is lying.

A report submitted by State Comptroller Eliezer Goldberg determined that the positions in the judicial system were manned illegally. Goldberg lodged piercing criticism against the court and the Civil Service Commission, but refrained from mentioning names or laying blame on either of the two figures. Regarding the appointment of court secretaries the Comptroller said that from the middle of 2002 through May 2004, half of the 82 appointments of secretaries were carried out without a tender. In some cases, he reported, relatives of ranking figures received preference.

Even after tenders were publicized in the middle of 2001 the courts continued to hire employees without a tender, including two relatives of high-ranking state employees, one of whom works in the Courts Administration.

The Comptroller avoided mentioning names but according to information received by reporter Yoav Yitzchak the two are the daughter of then Court Administration Director Retired Judge Dan Arbel and the daughter of Civil Service Commissioner Shmuel Hollander.

According to a statement by the Civil Service Commission Spokesman, "Commissioner Hollander was not involved in any way whatsoever in his daughter's hiring. She contacted the court administration directly and was hired by the President of the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court and the appointment was approved in accordance with Barak's request to man the appointments quickly, without a tender."

Meanwhile the Court Administration denied Hollander's version. "Hollander's remarks are incorrect. President Barak did ask to execute the appointments as quickly as possible but did not mention appointments without a tender, nor did he approve doing so," said the spokeswoman.

 

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