The state is signaling it plans to appeal to the High Court of Justice, seeking a harsher sentence in the case of Shas MK Rabbi Shlomo Benizri.
Benizri, a former government minister, was found guilty of fraud, bribery and breech of trust charges, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine. The state was seeking a seven-year sentence.
Following the sentencing in the Jerusalem District Court, Benizri’s attorney indicated his client will appeal the sentence to the High Court, claiming it is too severe.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
