Aryeh Deri, the former Shas party leader currently serving a three-year prison term for accepting bribes - charges that he continues to hotly deny - is testifying in the Jerusalem Magistrates Court this morning. The case at issue is known as the \"public Deri trial,\" as opposed to the \"private Deri trial\" which ended in his conviction. The current trial involves charges that Deri diverted Interior Ministry funds to institutions associated with the Shas party. Many security guards are protecting the courtroom, but far fewer Deri-supporters than expected have arrived.