Supreme Court overturns disqualification of Ofer Cassif from running in elections
<p>The Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, ruled by a majority not to uphold the Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify MK Ofer Cassif, determining that he is eligible to run in the elections for the 26th Knesset.</p><p>Seven justices supported the decision, while two dissented. The majority ruled that despite their objections to Cassif's statements and actions, the…
The Supreme Court of Israel has ruled that MK Ofer Cassif is eligible to run in the elections for the 26th Knesset. The court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, overturned the Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify him. According to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, seven justices supported the decision, while two dissented.
The court's majority ruling stated that despite objections to Cassif's statements and actions, he is eligible to run in the elections.
The second report is unrelated to the first and concerns a Malaysian court case involving a former bowling coach who was sentenced to additional imprisonment for molesting a former Malaysia Games athlete.
Brief written by urgent.news from Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, Malay Mail — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
