Suspicion of perjury and forgery: The ousted chairman of Netivei Ayalon questioned under caution at Lahav 433
Idan David, the ousted chairman of Netivei Ayalon, was questioned under caution at Lahav 433 on suspicion of perjury, forgery of documents, and obtaining something by deception. The criminal investigation was opened after the Committee for the Examination of Appointments determined that David presented a false representation in his resume, including inflating the number of employees and budgets he managed, and that the letters of recommendation he submitted were forged.
Idan David, the ousted chairman of Netivei Ayalon, was questioned under caution at the National Unit for the Fight Against Economic Crime (YALACH) in Lahav 433. The main suspicions: perjury, forgery of documents under aggravated circumstances, and obtaining something by deception. The investigation came just days after David was removed from all his public positions, following the findings of the Committee for the Examination of Appointments headed by retired Judge Shulamit Dotan. The committee determined that David presented an extreme false representation regarding his professional past: he claimed to have managed about 400 employees and budgets of approximately one billion shekels, while in reality the companies he managed had a turnover of 17-20 million shekels and employed fewer than ten people. Additionally, senior figures in the economy confronted the letters of recommendation submitted in their names and clarified that these were forged documents. In parallel to the criminal proceedings, the Ministry of Justice and the Government Companies Authority are formulating a civil lawsuit for the return of his salary and benefits, estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels. David was appointed to the position in July 2025 and served for just over a year. His tenure was characterized by attempts to take over power centers in the company, including an attempt to oust CEO Orly Stern. In the background of the affair is political embarrassment for senior Likud members, including Miri Regev and Dudi Amsalem, who pushed for the appointment. It is now being examined whether the political pressures were accompanied by a willful blindness on the part of the appointing authorities.