The Central District Attorney’s Office (Criminal) today (Thursday) filed an indictment in the Ramla Magistrate’s Court against Mahmoud Jabarin and Dil Omri, a doctor and nurse, for committing an act that could negligently spread an illness.
According to the indictment, filed by attorney Neta Ponis-Elharar, the defendant worked as a family doctor at Clalit Health Fund and as the defendant’s family doctor, who is a nurse. As part of his work, when the corona virus broke out, he was authorized, among other things, to act according to Health, refer citizens for tests to identify the corona virus, update verified patients on their entry into isolation and provide recovery certificates to those who meet the criteria for leaving isolation.There are close friendships between the defendant and the defendant’s aunt.
The defendant and her partner booked plane tickets to Greece about four months ago, and a few days before the holiday, she was given a corona test, which revealed that she was positive for the virus. Defendant, in the course of his role as her family physician, spoke to her and explained to her that according to the guidelines and requirements, she should go into solitary confinement.
Despite this, later that day, and contrary to the instructions she received, the defendant arrived at the clinic and underwent another test to detect the corona virus. She went to the clinic on her own, and did not inform the workers of the place about being a carrier of the virus, thus endangering their health. In the evening, her second test result was obtained, in which a negative result was obtained. In view of this examination, and based on it, she approached the defendant through her aunt (the two have close friendships), and they conveyed to him the negative result, so that he could issue the defendant a recovery certificate, and she could leave the country for a scheduled flight.
Prior to receiving the permit, the defendant left her home and arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in order to board her flight. At the Ministry of the Interior counter, she was detained after being found in the system as liable for isolation. In response, she contacted the defendant and asked him to issue a recovery permit.
Defendant, based on her statements, issued her a permit, contrary to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and despite the fact that at that time she was still committed to solitary confinement, and this was known to him. Her conduct and the certificate issued in violation of the instructions, aroused the suspicion of the police officers who arrived at the scene, prevented her from boarding the flight and took her for questioning.
A clear examination later revealed that her second test was incorrect and that she did indeed carry the virus in her body. About a month later, she underwent a third test, which revealed that she was still positive for Corona.
As for the defendant, according to the indictment, he did not act as expected of him as a doctor, did not inquire into the nature of the test passed to him by the defendant, and issued a recovery certificate not in accordance with Ministry of Health guidelines, and his actions could have endangered the health of others.