Knesset Member Ofer Cassif Convicted of Assaulting Police Officer
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif was convicted of assaulting a police officer four years after an incident during a protest in the South Hebron Hills. The court rejected his defense arguments, including parliamentary immunity. Cassif decried the ruling as political persecution for opposing the occupation and vowed to continue his struggle.
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- MK Ofer Cassif convicted of assaulting a police officer in the South Hebron Hills.
- The incident occurred four years ago during a protest, involving Cassif's car and a physical altercation.
- The court dismissed Cassif's defenses, including claims of parliamentary immunity and self-defense.
- Cassif called the conviction political persecution for his stance against the occupation.
- He vowed to continue his struggle for peace and against the occupation.
A Magistrate's Court has convicted Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances, following an incident that occurred approximately four years ago during a protest in the South Hebron Hills. According to the indictment, Cassif requested to move his vehicle towards the protest site, but police officers prevented him from doing so. After an argument, Cassif entered his car and drove it towards an officer, hitting his leg. The indictment further stated that after the officer approached Cassif, the latter exited his vehicle and struck the officer on the head.
The court rejected Cassif's defense arguments, which included claims of parliamentary immunity, self-defense, and selective application of the law. In response to the conviction, Cassif stated that his "conviction should not surprise anyone" and is "another link in the chain of continuous and public political persecution of anyone who stands fearlessly against the occupation, its crimes, and its criminals." He asserted that attempts to silence dissenting voices are driven by fear of the truth and that such efforts will not deter his struggle, but rather highlight the system's bias and use of courts for political settling of scores, particularly by "Kahane supporters, many of whom have criminal records, including a convicted murderer." Cassif concluded by vowing to continue their struggle for peace and an end to the occupation and bloodshed.
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