Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif Found Guilty of Assaulting Police Officer
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Knesset Member Ofer Cassif was found guilty by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court of aggravated assault against a police officer during a protest near Hebron four years ago. The court rejected Cassif's defense that the vehicle incident was accidental and the physical contact was self-defense. Cassif's sentencing is pending. This conviction follows a Supreme Court decision allowing him to run in the upcoming Knesset elections.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Knesset Member Ofer Cassif was convicted of aggravated assault against a police officer.
- The incident occurred four years ago during a protest near Hebron.
- The court rejected Cassif's claims of accidental vehicle contact and self-defense.
- Cassif's sentencing has not yet been determined.
- The conviction follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing him to run in the upcoming Knesset elections.
Jerusalem Magistrate's Court has found Knesset Member Ofer Cassif guilty of aggravated assault against a police officer. The conviction stems from an incident that occurred approximately four years ago during a protest near Hebron. The court accepted the prosecution's account, which stated Cassif first drove his vehicle over a police officer's leg and then struck him on the head. Cassif's defense argued the vehicle incident was accidental and the subsequent blow was in self-defense, but the court rejected these claims. A sentencing date has not yet been set. This verdict comes after the Supreme Court previously allowed Cassif, representing the Hadash party and the Joint List, to run in the upcoming 26th Knesset elections, scheduled for October 27, overturning a disqualification by the Central Elections Committee.
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