Jerusalem District Court Judge Moshe HaKohen has rejected the plea bargain agreement reached in the case of former Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, handing down a stricter sentence.
Justice HaKohen added an additional year of prison to the sentence, from 3.5 to 4.5 years.
As per the earlier agreement, Rabbi Metzger is compelled to pay a NIS 5 million fine. It is unclear if the higher court accepted this portion of the agreement. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has also received requests to revoke the former Chief Rabbi�s semicha.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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he should not be called a ‘rabbi’ for he misused his title to enrich himself illegally..