MK Ofer Cassif Convicted of Assaulting Police Officer
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif was convicted of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. The judge ruled that Cassif's immunity did not permit him to endanger others or obstruct police. The conviction stems from a 2022 incident where Cassif allegedly struck an officer during a protest after being denied entry by car.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Ofer Cassif was convicted of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances.
- The judge ruled Cassif's immunity did not allow him to endanger people or obstruct police.
- The conviction relates to a 2022 incident during a protest in the southern Hebron Hills.
- Cassif allegedly struck an officer after being denied entry to the protest area by car.
- A video shows Cassif hitting the officer and claiming the officer struck him first.
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court convicted Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif (Hadash) on Thursday of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances. Judge Elazar Bialin stated that Cassif's parliamentary immunity allowed him to move freely within the protest area but did not grant him the right to endanger people or obstruct police by driving a vehicle.
The judge found it proven that Cassif intentionally struck the officer, rejecting the defense of self-defense as disproportionate. The incident occurred in 2022 during a protest in the southern Hebron Hills, when the officer refused to allow Cassif to enter the area by car. A video of the event shows Cassif hitting the officer on the head, while shouting, "You hit me in the face."
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