Rafi Rotem Israeli Tax Authority whistleblower

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2002-09-01 Periodic Evaluation for Rafi Rotem by Rafi Amiel, National Investigations
nit !irector, "a# Aut$ority %% '()*+),-+)./+0/12/304'52/12)0'/'15(''06'55*
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Israeli Tax Authority whistleblower Rafi Rotem exposed organized crime in government: Huge tax breaks to
tycoons and crime figure related businesses sex bribes and murder of a !source!" Rotem has been sub#ected to
harassment intimidation and retaliation over the past $% years" He lost his #ob his home his possessions"
The corruption exposed by Rafi Rotem was described by former Attorney &eneral 'anny 'ezouz as the closest to
organized crime in government"
The case is described by senior #ournalist Amnon (ankner as the worst case of miscarriage of #ustice he has seen in
his long career as a #ournalist where all institutions of the #ustice system gang up on an honest person to trample
him and destroy him"
Recently his case has become a cause of the Israeli )rotest movement and #ournalists as a key case in fighting
government corruption"
*n April %+ %,$- letter from the Israeli .tate *mbudsman/s office for the first time after $% years his office
agreed to take Rafi Rotem/s evidence and testimony and started process to restore his financial rights as a
wrongfully terminated .tate employee"
The case shows that concerted efforts of #ournalists and the Israeli .ocial )rotest movement can stand up to a .tate
where the #ustice system went astray"
The attached evaluation by Rafi Amiel Rafi Rotem/s supervisor from .eptember %,,% like prior evaluations show
that Rotem was an excellent decorated Intelligence *fficer until he blew the whistle" This evaluation is
particularly remarkable since it was by Rafi Amiel who later was the key person in framing Rotem as violent
threatening non0cooperative employee" It also stands in contrast with the records most likely retroactively planted
in Rotem/s personal file which were presented by the Tax Authority and the .tate )rosecution in the 1abor 2ourt"
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Periodic Evaluation for Rafi Rotem by Rafi Amiel, National Investigations nit
!irector, "a# Aut$ority
*mployee *+aluation
,art A: ,ersonal -etails
Same: RafiT 1ast Same: RotemT I(:"""
'inistry: TreasuryT Unit: TV) Tel AvivT
Title: )ro#ect .upervisorT *ffice Rank Range: $H0%,T
Rank: %,WT (ate of Appointment: $++XT
Areas that the employee was engaged in in fact during the evaluation year:
Recruitment of sourcesT cooperation with policeT contraband goods: customs cigarettes etc"
,art .: *+aluation
/roup A: *+aluate the employee based on all factors in this 0roup.
1ery 2i0h
A
2i0h
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)atisfactory
3
&ow
-
1ery &ow
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3omments
$" &eneral grasp Y
%" Vnowledge Y
F" Independence
and Initiative
Y
-" )erformance:
output
Y
R" )erformance:
Zuality
Y
H" Attitude Y
X" [ork
Relationships
Y
G" (iscipline Y
1ery 2i0h
A
2i0h
.
)atisfactory
3
&ow
-
1ery &ow
*
3omments
$" &eneral grasp Y
%" Vnowledge Y
F" Independence
and Initiative
Y
-" )erformance:
output
Y
R" )erformance:
Zuality
Y
H" Attitude Y
X" [ork
Relationships
Y
G" (iscipline Y
,art 3: ,ro+ide short e+aluation of the employee4 particularly in areas that were not
co+ered in the factors abo+e.
)erforms his #ob: 6xpert in customs matters: investigations intelligence" 2ontraband investigations """ 5illegible7"""
2reates contacts beyond the call of duty with relevant police units"
,art -: Recommendations
Recommends personally to Rank %$" 5the employee is in Rank %, since $++X7"
,art *: 3omments by *+aluators
. Under my direct supervision for % years"
2. I noticed the employee of the evaluation except for !&eneral &rasp!"
(irect 6valuator:
\ehezkel (anny
Title: RTH Intelligence
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(ate: .eptember $ %,,%
Indirect 6valuator:
Rafi Amiel
Title: (irector of Investigations (epartment
Tel Aviv and 2enter
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