THE COURT DECIDED: MAGRASHWILY'S APPOINTMENT WAS NOT LEGAL

01/09/2010 | Practice field: Labor Law

The high court of the Israeli sport association, administered by the judge (retd.) Shaul Aloni, decided today (Sunday) that the appointment of Benny Magrashwily as the Israeli national wrestling team's trainer was illegal, and that the union's decision to appoint him was amiss.

The appeal against the appointment was submitted by the acquitted from office, trainer Boris Tabetschnik, claiming that Magrashwily's appointment was illegal because he holds office within the wrestling union (a treasurer), and according to the union's constitution one that holds this sort of office cannot hold the office of training as well. The union itself, acquainted with this instructive, decided at a time that Magrashwily would hold the office of manager and would also deal with the issues connected with the Israeli delegation to the 2004 Olympic Games. One should note that Tabetschnik was the personal trainer of Yuri Ievseytschik, Israel's nominee for an Olympic medal.

The union should now appoint a new trainer. It claims that Tabetschnik is in debts and some irregularities stand against him, which were the reasons for his dismissal a month ago. And since a trainer that could prepare the wrestlers to the Olympic Games is unavailable the delegation itself would conduct a meeting in order to discuss this issue.

Tabetschnik's solicitor, Advocate Ophir Miller, commented: "The object is putting the sport in advancement. I hope that the union would wisely appoint Tabetschnik as the national trainer so to engross the chances of the Israeli delegation to the Olympics to win a medal. I also hope they will put behind their cliques and intrigues, come together and make matters strait for the benefit of the sport in Israel."

Solomon Stoler, head of the wrestling union, said: "Only after I'll read the sentence could I comment."

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