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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Ex-Mayor Banned From Municipal Building After Physical Altercation

A court has banned former Or Yehuda mayor Yitzhak Bukovza from the municipal building for three months and two officials for six months following a physical altercation. The ruling came after Bukovza pushed the chief engineer, an incident caught on video.

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What happened

  1. 01Former Or Yehuda mayor Yitzhak Bukovza is banned from the municipal building for three months.
  2. 02The ban follows a physical altercation where Bukovza pushed the chief engineer.
  3. 03The incident was captured on surveillance video and presented to the court.
  4. 04Two senior municipal officials also received six-month restraining orders against Bukovza.
  5. 05Bukovza denies the allegations, claiming retaliation and corruption by the municipality.

Bukovza, who served as mayor for 24 years, denies the charges, claiming retaliation for his legal actions against the municipality and alleging corruption.

Translated and summarized by baba from Vesty, the latest report. Read Vesty’s original

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