Judea and Samaria District Police declassfied today (Thursday) a case centered on a former senior official in the health system and the Civil Administration, suspected of forging dozens of entry permits to Israel for Palestinian Arabs, accepting bribes and trafficking prohibited medicines. The investigation is being conducted in cooperation with the Israel Tax Authority and the Enforcement Division of the Ministry of Health.
The suspect, a Jerusalem resident in his 40s, previously held management positions in the health sector and in the Civil Administration in the West Bank as deputy responsible for health. According to the investigation's findings, in his role he forged more than one hundred entry permits to Israel by presenting Palestinians as patients in need of medical treatment, thereby enabling their entry into Israel unlawfully and without supervision.
It also emerged that, even after leaving his position in the Civil Administration, he allegedly continued to commit offenses in the health field by trading in medicines without prescriptions, forging prescription approvals and even signing doctors' names.
On Sunday, police raided the suspect's home, arrested him and seized a large quantity of medicines suspected of being used for illegal trade. The suspect was questioned and is under house arrest. Today there will be a hearing on the police's request to extend the conditions of his house arrest, and the investigation into him continues.
Officials in the Civil Administration said, "He was a civilian employee in a headquarters role under the health headquarters officer. The Civil Administration identified irregularities in the employee's work more than a year ago, led to his dismissal and filed an official complaint with the police."