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BREAKING NEWS: New investigation opened by Israeli police against Litzman

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Published: 9 February 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israeli Police have been conducting a NEW investigation against Health Minister Yaakov Litzman with the approval of the Attorney General Kan News reported tonight. According to the report the new investigation can delay the decision in the Malka Liefer case. Litzman is accused of pressuring psychiatrists to alter the conclusions of their reports about the former Melbourne school principal so a court would find her mentally unfit to stand trial over child sexual abuse charges
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