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Sexual abuse suspect fit to stand trial in Australia, says Israeli court

After six years of discussions and contradictory psychiatric opinions, the Jerusalem District Court ruled that Malka Leifer, a suspect in Australian sexual assault cases, is mentally fit to stand trial.
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The Jerusalem District Court ruled May 26 that former school principal Malka Leifer, suspected of sexually assaulting students of hers in Melbourne, is mentally fit to stand trial. This opens the way for Leifer to be extradited to Australia. The court is scheduled to hold a second hearing July 20 to discuss her extradition. In parallel, her lawyer announced that Leier would  appeal the ruling to the High Court.

‘’The court has determined the defendant was simulating her inability to function and is fit to stand trial,” wrote the judges, adding that Leifer does not suffer from mental illness "in a legal sense."

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