A senior judge is currently under investigation on suspicion of sex offenses, according to i24news as reported by The Zioneer Intelligence Desk. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara approved the investigation, and Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and the court administrator were informed.
A senior judge is being questioned Tuesday evening on suspicion of committing sex offenses, in an investigation approved by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, according to a report by i24news. The identity of the judge has not been made public. Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and the court administrator were notified of the investigation.
The probe comes amid ongoing tensions between Israel's judicial and political branches. President Amit recently presided over high-stakes High Court hearings on the judicial selection reform, warning of a 'regime change' as the government seeks to alter the balance of the Judicial Selection Committee. The Attorney General has been at the center of those clashes, defending the court's independence against the government's reform efforts.
Additional details about the allegations against the judge were not immediately available.
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