Jerusalem: Israeli police said they have questioned the country`s Chief Rabbi and raided his home and office regarding his alleged involvement in a bribery and money laundering scheme.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Thursday’s probe of Rabbi Yona Metzger followed a months-long undercover investigation into his financial dealings. Rosenfeld said police confiscated computers and documents from the Rabbi`s home and arrested three of his associates.
Metzger is mere weeks away from ending his 10-year term as the Country`s Chief Rabbi for Ashkenazi, or European-descended, Jews.
Along with a separate Chief Rabbi from the Sephardic or Middle Eastern lineage, Metzger has led the country`s supreme body for overseeing Jewish services.
The Chief Rabbinate had no comment.
In 2005, Metzger was also questioned over fraud allegations. No charges were filed.
PTI
