The Antwerp Court of Appeals has deferred a decision on whether to prosecute two ultra-Orthodox mohels accused of performing circumcisions without health-system authorization. The court said it will examine the mohels' claim that the complaint against them constitutes malicious false denunciation, as reported by Behadrei Haredim.
The Antwerp Court of Appeals has postponed a decision on whether to prosecute two ultra-Orthodox mohels over circumcisions performed without authorization from the Belgian health system. According to Behadrei Haredim, the court said it will examine the mohels' claim that the complaint against them constitutes a malicious and false denunciation. The case, which The Zioneer first reported this morning, has drawn attention among haredi communities in Europe. The court did not set a new date for its ruling. The mohels have not been formally charged, and the court's decision leaves the matter in limbo as it weighs the denunciation argument.
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