Rabbi Yona Metzger was sent to 15 days of house arrest

Rabbi Metzger case: This morning (Tuesday) former Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger was brought to Rishon Letzion court hearing on his case.

The court grants the request of the police and released the rabbi under restrictive conditions, including house arrest for full 15 days on the King David Boulevard street in Tel Aviv, financial conditions, on contacting implicated except his lawyer, his wife and children, forbidden to leave the country for 180 days, a deposit of NIS 500,000 in cash or a bank guarantee. Additionally, self- commitment NIS 500,000, third party guarantee NIS 500,000, as well as ban from media interviewed things pertaining investigation.

B'Chadrei Charedim has learned that in recent times have been investigated many factors involved in the case, including Rabbi Simcha Krakowski, director of the soup kitchen in Bnei Brak, which may be up to a major lawsuit.

According to police holding evidence that would allow a serious indictment against Rabbi Metzger.

Metzger suspected offenses of bribery and personal use of funds intended to help various organizations, while lavish lifestyle management and exploitation of his position. He is suspected to have pocketed millions of shekels.

According to Israeli police investigation branched by Lahav unit 433, serious suspicions that the rabbi tried to push up and received bribes fees and other illicit funds aggregating million in cash. These actions involving other suspects.

Search conducted at the rabbi, a safe was found but it was empty. Another search amongst sefarim revealed money worth 40 thousand dollars.

Allegedly, he also hid 150 thousand euros at his sister in Haifa. Although Metzger claimed that these were financial inheritance, but examination shows that this is not true.
Police managed to raise two state witnesses whose identities are blackout and the two agreed to testify against Rabbi and incriminate him. One of them is a confidant of Rabbi Asher documented criminal acts of Rabbi over the past few months.

One great sounding recordings tripped state seeks to take his accusations for money and an apartment. "Take the blame", the Rabbi is heard saying, "as Shula Zaken did to Ehud Olmert."

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