Day two of the trial at the Leipzig Regional Court in the libel trial against the musician Gil Ofarim. In addition to an employee who moderated the chaos at check-in, her superior hotel manager, whom Ofarim had accused of anti-Semitism, also has to answer questions from the public prosecutor’s office and the musician’s defense.
Here is a brief overview of the process news tickers from various media:
At the center of the statements this morning (November 8th) is a 25-year-old hotel employee.
After her explanations, she and the hotel manager Ofarim explained why the check-in was not progressing and why two regular guests had been given priority.
When asked about Ofarim’s clothing, she replied: “He was dressed darkly and had a black leather jacket and a guitar case with him.” In contrast to the other business guests in fine clothing, Mr. Ofarim would have seemed more relaxed to her. That would have struck her as positive. A casual guy. She couldn’t see his face clearly. Because of Corona he wore a mask.
Then the situation would have escalated when Ofarim came to the reception desk. After a relaxed introduction, he quickly became upset that other guests had been pulled out.
A loud lament began. The employee explained to him that these were regular guests with existing data.
“I didn’t know Mr. Ofarim, and I couldn’t prepare for the guests because I came spontaneously. “I didn’t recognize him either,” said the woman.
He started gesticulating wildly and complained that he wasn’t given priority too. Then Ofarim asked for the hotel manager relatively quickly. He quickly stood next to the employee.
In the meantime, Ofarim’s tone had become more angry; he complained about what a terrible store it was. And then she confirms that he had already threatened bad press.
He said the rap-like line: “Bam, bam, bam, Instagram, Facebook, it all starts.”
The hotel manager then explains that Ofarim cannot then be checked in. The employee agrees – she would probably have done so because it was the hotel’s property policy.
The hotel manager then pulled Ofarim aside. She would have noticed that – but nothing more because she had to keep working.