Posted by A London rabbi charged with performing an illegal circumcision on a baby boy in Dublin has been allowed to return to the UK pending trial after a judge ruled that he was not a flight risk.
Almost three weeks since he went into prison custody in Ireland and was kept in solitary confinement, Jonathan Abraham, 47, had bail set at €60,000 with a range of conditions by Ms Justice Karen O’Connor in the High Court in Cloverhill, Dublin, on Thursday.
Mr Abraham was arrested in Dublin on July 30th and accused of performing a surgical procedure, male circumcision on a child, without being a registered medical practitioner at an address in Dublin 15.
Two days later, the married father of 10, a British citizen from north London, was denied District Court bail, but he lodged a fresh application in the High Court.
The judge heard an outline of the allegations and garda concerns that he would turn up for trial. After money was raised to help him secure bail, the defence proposed a suite of conditions.
Having heard evidence and submissions and receiving testimonials and an affidavit from the accused, Ms Justice O’Connor delivered her on Thursday.
The court heard Rabbi Abraham was a member of the Initiation Society, the oldest Anglo-Jewish organisation, founded in 1745; he was a mohel and trained to perform circumcisions in the UK.
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