A senior district court judge has been suspended from his duties following the opening of a police investigation into serious sexual offenses, according to The Zioneer. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara approved the probe, and Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, who ordered the suspension, was briefed on the case.
According to The Zioneer, a senior district court judge is under police investigation on suspicion of serious sexual offenses, a probe approved by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The judge has been suspended from his role by Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit and placed on leave pending a final determination.
The investigation marks a new step in a case first reported by The Zioneer on Tuesday evening, when it emerged that a senior judge was being investigated and the attorney general had authorized the probe. The Supreme Court president and court administration were informed at that time.
The judge's suspension follows the opening of the formal investigation. No further details on the nature of the allegations have been released, and the judge has not been named.
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