Ministry employee demanded sex from women seeking help
A disciplinary court for civil servants found Lior Tadle Solomon, an employee of the Population and Immigration Authority at the Ministry of Interior, guilty of accepting bribes, ordering his immediate dismissal and lifetime ban from public service. The court established that in 2015-2016, Solomon demanded sexual services from women of the Ethiopian community in exchange for help. He was deprived of severance pay of about 49,000 shekels, half of which was transferred to his wife. Earlier, in 2023, the district court sentenced him to nine months, but in August 2025, the Supreme Court increased the sentence to 12 months of actual imprisonment.
The disciplinary court for civil servants found Lior Tadle Solomon, an employee of the Population and Immigration Authority at the Ministry of Interior, guilty of accepting bribes and ordered his immediate dismissal and lifetime ban from public service. This was reported by Ynet on Thursday, August 13. Solomon was deprived of severance pay of about 49,000 shekels, with half of the amount transferred to his wife, who was not involved in his actions. Solomon, 54, had worked in public service since 2000, holding a senior position in the "Ethiopian department" of the Population and Immigration Authority, dealing with verifying the rights of Ethiopian-born individuals to obtain status in Israel and reviewing applications for entry visas. According to court materials, between 2015 and 2016, he exploited the dependence of women who approached him and demanded or received sexual services in exchange for help. The court found that he selected women from the Ethiopian community, mostly divorced or separated, in difficult financial situations, and raising children alone. The court found Solomon guilty of three counts of accepting bribes and one count of invasion of privacy. In 2023, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced him to nine months in prison, replaced with community service, but in August 2025, the Supreme Court increased the sentence to 12 months of actual imprisonment. The disciplinary court called the case one of the most serious, noting deliberate actions against several women over a long period, using authority over a vulnerable population group. The court also emphasized the erosion of public trust in the civil service. No comment was received from Solomon.