Developments in the case of the closed halls in Bnei Brak: Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court Judge Moshe Sarogowitz decided today (Monday) that the 'Hechlei Malchut' event hall on King Solomon Street in Bnei Brak will be opened for a one-time "for the purpose of holding the wedding event scheduled there tonight" - despite an administrative closure order issued to the venue, which was signed yesterday by the commander of the Tel Aviv District, Superintendent Haim Sargaroff.
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The appeal was filed by the father of a groom who was supposed to get married in the hall tonight, the father of a groom who is supposed to get married in the hall on the 2nd of Adar, alongside the owners of the hall.
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In his decision, the judge emphasized the harm to "a third party who has neither sinned nor committed a crime, and they are the couple who are supposed to hold their wedding at the business tonight." He ruled that "the right balance between the need to protect public peace and the harm to the third party... and the requirement of proportionality requires, in this extreme case, that the event be allowed to take place tonight.".
According to the judge, "the picture that emerges regarding the business is not positive, to say the least," but he allowed its opening subject to depositing guarantees of NIS 50,000 in cash and a personal guarantee of NIS 150,000.
In addition, police officers will be allowed to enter the business during the event "for the purpose of examining compliance with the terms of the order and checking that no unauthorized residents are present at the location... Immediately upon the conclusion of the wedding event tonight, the business will be closed again and the administrative closure order will continue to apply.".
It should be noted that despite the ruling, the families of the bride and groom did not wait for the ruling and moved the wedding to another hall in the city.
Alongside the court's verdict, it was revealed that a weapon was found in the courtroom, and in the room where the IDF was stationed, a magazine with bullets and an envelope containing 10,000 shekels were found.
It was also revealed that the hall was operating without a license.
