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Musician
Gil Ofarim gets longer deadline for fine

Gil Ofarim can also pay his fine later. photo

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Gil Ofarim had only imagined an anti-Semitic incident. The case against him was dropped after the musician apologized. However, he has not yet been able to pay the amount.

The musician Gil Ofarim (41) has the The fine was not paid on time after his trial over a fabricated Star of David scandal in a Leipzig hotel. When asked, a spokesman for the Leipzig Regional Court said he had applied for an extension and received it. With the approval of the public prosecutor, the deadline has now been extended to August 28th. Obviously, Ofarim was unable to pay the requirement to pay 10,000 euros within the initially granted period of six months, the court spokesman explained.

Ofarim made anti-Semitism allegations against a Leipzig hotel in a video in October 2021. The musician said that the hotel manager had asked him to take off his Star of David necklace so that he could check in. The video went viral on social media. The musician later filed a complaint, but the hotel manager also defended himself and in turn reported the musician for defamation.

Ofarim finally confessed in court and apologized. The proceedings for defamation and false suspicion were discontinued at the Leipzig regional court at the end of November last year. However, the 41-year-old must pay a sum of 10,000 euros as a condition – half to the Israelite religious community in Leipzig and half to the Haus der Wannsee Conference memorial and educational center in Berlin.

An extension of the deadline is possible once, explained the court spokesman. The application stated that more time would be required to pay the amount of money. He didn’t give any details. But if Ofarim doesn’t pay by August 28th, the case against the musician would have to be completely reopened. Ofarim’s lawyer did not want to comment when asked.

After the trial, the musician initially withdrew from public life, but announced a new start in April. He wanted to devote himself to music again and work on a new record, the 41-year-old wrote in an Instagram story. He also emphasized that he wanted to sell his guitars – and those of his father Abi Ofarim (1937-2018).