(IsraelNN.com) The rabbis of the renewed Sanhedrin - the ancient Jewish High Court - have issued a statement condemning the criminal proceedings against President Moshe Katzav and former minister Chaim Ramon. The Ramon verdict is a judicial evil, said the rabbis. “After the complainant’s picture was published as it was published,” they said, “there is no reason to expect different behavior on the part of the defendant, in a society in which there is no fear of God and moral restraint.”
The rabbis said President Katzav was also being denied a fair trial. “The credibility of witnesses, including their professions and personalities, the way testimony was acquired, the ways in which certain witnesses were prevented from giving evidence… are enough to rule out any possibility of achieving justice,” they said.
The rabbis said President Katzav was also being denied a fair trial. “The credibility of witnesses, including their professions and personalities, the way testimony was acquired, the ways in which certain witnesses were prevented from giving evidence… are enough to rule out any possibility of achieving justice,” they said.