The Antwerp Court of Appeals has postponed its ruling on whether to prosecute two ultra-Orthodox mohels who performed circumcisions without authorization from the health system. The court said it will examine the mohels' claim that the complaint against them is a malicious and false denunciation, according to Behadrei Haredim.
A Belgian appeals court has deferred a decision on whether to prosecute two ultra-Orthodox Jewish mohels accused of performing circumcisions without authorization from the public health system. The Antwerp Court of Appeals announced it would examine the mohels' defense that the complaint was filed maliciously and based on false information, as reported by the Haredi outlet Behadrei Haredim.
The case centers on allegations that the mohels carried out ritual circumcisions outside the framework of Belgium's medical licensing requirements. The court's delay suggests the legal and religious dimensions of the case require further deliberation — a development closely watched by Jewish communities in Europe concerned about religious freedom and the status of brit milah in secular legal systems.
No additional details on the timing of the next hearing or the specific allegations were immediately available. The proceeding remains at an early stage.
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