Singer Gil Ofarim, 41, didn’t pay a effective on time after his trial for the Star of David scandal that was erected in a Leipzig lodge. When requested, a spokesperson for the Leipzig District Court stated it had utilized for an extension and obtained it. With the consent of the general public prosecutor, the deadline has now been prolonged till 28 August. Apparently, Ofarim was unable to pay the ten,000 euro fee requirement throughout the initially given six-month interval, defined the courtroom’s spokesperson.
Ofarim made anti-Semitic allegations a couple of Leipzig lodge in a video in October 2021. The singer stated the lodge supervisor requested him to take away his Star of David necklace so he may enter. The video went viral on social media. The singer later filed a criticism, however the lodge supervisor additionally defended himself, and reported the singer for defaming him.
Ofarim lastly confessed in courtroom and apologized. The defamation and false accusation proceedings had been dismissed on the Leipzig district courtroom on the finish of November final 12 months. However, the 41-year-old should pay a sum of 10,000 euros as a situation – a part of which he paid to the Jewish group of Israel in Leipzig and a part of the memorial and academic heart of the Haus der Wannsee Conference in Berlin.
An extension of the deadline is feasible as soon as, defined the courtroom spokesperson. The petition said that extra time can be required to pay the quantity. He didn’t present particulars. But if Ofarim doesn’t pay by August 28, the case towards the singer should be utterly reopened. Ofarim’s lawyer declined to remark when requested.
After the trial, the singer initially withdrew from the general public, however introduced a brand new starting in April. The 41-year-old man wrote in an Instagram story that he wished to dedicate himself to music and work on a brand new document. He additionally emphasised that he desires to promote his guitars – and people of his father Abi Ofarim (1937-2018).