(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The question whether a rabbi is released from having to take the oath in a court of law has been under consideration by the Supreme Court here.
Rabbi Shapiro of Radom was called recently as a witness in a law suit. He refused to take the oath in court, contending that there is in existence a regulation by which ministers of religion are exempt from having to take oath in a court of law. The authorities thereupon took proceedings against Rabbi Shapiro under paragraph 272 of the penal code.
The Civil Court in Radom which ?ard the case acquired the Rabbi. The Public Prosecutor appealed against the acquired urging that the law excepted only Catholic priests from having to take the oath in court and that ministers of other religious did not enjoy such a privilege. The Appeal Court, however, acquired the rabbi.
The Public Prosecutor them appealed to the Supreme Court, asking it to quash the precious verdicts The Supreme Court has now accepted the plea of the Public Prosecutor and has ## the previous verdicts and ordered a retrial by the district Court.
The case is being watched in Jewish ## with great interest, as a test case with important hearings on grounds of principle for all rabbis in the country.
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