Joshua’s spitting affair against Avi Rikan continues to concern Israeli football, when today (Thursday) the court decided that Hapoel Beer Sheva will be sent off for four games following the same incident. Tonight, the association demands Adv. Nir Reshef Went on air on ‘Open Field’ and explained how he sees things.
“This is an act that on the face of it is an ugly act that must be prosecuted,” Reshef began. “The VAR judges did not see what they saw on TV, the camera showed other things so I prosecuted him.”
How do you know he spat?
“First of all, there is a court ruling. When I filed the indictment I wrote that they see him performing a spitting motion. There is circumstantial evidence. There is a clear lip movement, there is a hand that hides the bottom of the mouth so they will not see. Testimony of Joshua and Avi Rikan. The fabric of the body of evidence led the tribunal to make the decision. It made it without a shadow of a doubt.
“It does not matter who the player is, in such an event he will be prosecuted. An indictment was filed immediately because I file indictments from cycle to cycle. If a player commits an offense and is licensed and should be expelled, then I make sure the indictments are as close as possible to the incident. That? This is their right to appeal. They currently have no way to appeal, they can turn to a civilian place. They said they were waiting for the court’s decision, and now they think the decision is wrong. “
In conclusion, Advocate Reshef argued that if Joshua had expressed remorse for the case, the sentence would have been reduced: “If there had been an apology, this would have been reflected in the sentence. If he had apologized and taken responsibility, the punishment would have been lighter. His first reaction was that he did ‘tap’. That’s what the actor said. He did not say that he did not spit, but that he did ‘tap’. “
