AG says plans to indict Litzman for obstruction of justice, breach of trust

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman at a press conference on January 17, 2020. (Flash90)
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced Thursday that he has decided to indict Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party for obstruction of justice and breach of trust, pending a hearing.
The pending charges relate to suspicions that Litzman used his former position as deputy health minister to prevent the extradition to Australia of Malka Leifer, a former principal of an Orthodox girls school in Melbourne accused of sexually assaulting minors (Leifer was recently extradited after a yearslong saga); and to prevent the closure of a deli cited for health violations.

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