| Good. It’s long overdue. |
[JPost] The former girls' school principal, wanted in Australia on 74 charges of sexual abuse and rape of minors, has evaded extradition for over six years.After six years of court proceedings, the Jerusalem District Court finally ruled today (Monday) to extradite suspected sex offender Malka Leifer to Australia where she is wanted on 74 charges of sexual abuse and rape of minors.
The ruling is another major milestone in a case that has been beset by alleged political interference and highly unusual legal claims about mental competence for extradition, which has severely delayed the extradition process.
| Anyone capable of rising in the teaching hierarchy to become a school principal should be presumed mentally competent to stand trial. |
Should the court reject that appeal, Leifer will be extradited to Australia.
At the beginning of September, the Supreme Court rejected Leifer's appeal against the decision handed down by the Jerusalem District Court in May that she was mentally fit for extradition.
Lefier has evaded extradition to Australia for six years by claiming to be mentally unfit for trial or extradition, and the Supreme Court ruling finally closed that central aspect of her legal fight with a definitive ruling which completely rejected that claim.