Gil Ofarim had only made up an anti-Semitic incident. The case against him was dropped after the musician apologized. He has now paid the fine.
The musician Gil Ofarim (42) has paid the fine following his trial over a fabricated Star of David scandal in a Leipzig hotel. The money has been received, said the managing director of the Israelite religious community in Leipzig when asked. “The money was transferred yesterday,” said Ofarim’s lawyer Alexander Stevens. The “Bild” newspaper was the first to report this.
The proceedings against Ofarim for defamation and false accusation were provisionally suspended at the Leipzig Regional Court at the end of November last year. However, the musician had to pay a sum of 10,000 euros as a condition – half to the Israelite religious community in Leipzig and half to the House of the Wannsee Conference Memorial and Educational Center in Berlin. A spokesperson for the House of the Wannsee Conference did not want to comment on requests for information.
In October 2021, Ofarim made accusations of anti-Semitism against a Leipzig hotel in a video. In it, the musician described how the hotel manager had asked him to take off his chain with the Star of David so that he could check in. The video spread widely on social networks. The musician later filed a complaint, but the hotel manager also fought back and in turn reported the musician for defamation. In court, Ofarim finally made a confession and apologized.
A spokeswoman for the regional court had previously stressed that once the money had been received, the court would decide whether to finally discontinue the proceedings. Ofarim had previously been granted an extension of the payment deadline until August 28.
Source: Stern
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