Published: 16 December 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Malka Leifer, former Melbourne principal and accused child abuser, loses appeal against extradition from Israel to Australia (ABC)
Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer against a ruling to extradite her to Australia to face 74 charges of sexual abuse.
It's the last time — after six years of legal battles — the former principal of Elsternwick's Adass Israel girls school can appeal to the Supreme Court to attempt to stop the extradition.
"Since the petition was filed, it appears that there is no proceeding that the appellant has not taken and that there is no claim that she missed, in an attempt to prevent her extradition," Supreme Court Judge Anat Baron ruled.
Israel Set to Extradite Accused Pedophile Malka Leifer After Top Court Rejects Appeal (Haaretz)
The Supreme Court denied an appeal on Tuesday by alleged pedophile Malka Leifer, the former principal of a Jewish school who has been fighting extradition from Israel to Australia, where she is charged with raping and sexually assaulting her former students.
With the Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for Leifer's extradition, the case is now in the hands of Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn, who is due to sign off on the extradition order.
Following the district court ruling against Leifer, Justice Minister Nissenkorn stated that he intends to expedite her extradition
