Ofer Cassif Convicted of Assaulting Police Officer
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Thursday of aggravated assault of a police officer. The incident occurred during a May 2022 protest in the southern Hebron Hills. Prosecutors claimed Cassif intentionally hit the officer with his car and then struck him, while Cassif argued the actions were accidental and self-defense.
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- Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif was convicted of aggravated assault of a police officer.
- The conviction relates to an incident during a May 2022 protest in the southern Hebron Hills.
- Cassif allegedly struck an officer with his car and then with his hand.
- Prosecutors stated the actions were intentional and meant to obstruct the officer.
- Cassif claimed the vehicle incident was accidental and the strike was self-defense.
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court convicted Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif on Thursday of aggravated assault of a police officer. The conviction stems from an incident during a protest in the southern Hebron Hills in May 2022, more than four years after the event.
According to the indictment, Cassif attempted to drive his vehicle towards the protest area, but police prevented him from doing so for security reasons. Following an argument, Cassif entered his car, reversed, and then drove forward, hitting a police officer with the front of his vehicle and injuring his leg. Cassif then exited the vehicle and struck the officer on the head with his hand.
Prosecutors argued that both actions were intentional and aimed at obstructing the officer in the line of duty. Cassif, however, maintained that the vehicle incident was accidental and that the physical strike was an instinctive act of self-defense.
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