Malka Leifer has been ruled fit to stand trial. Will extradition to Australia follow?
- Written by Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
Malka Leifer is brought to the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in 2018.AAP/EPA/Atef SafadiThe Jerusalem District Court has ruled that Malka Leifer is fit to stand trial on charges of child sexual abuse. This is a significant ruling in a very long process seeking Leifer’s extradition to Australia.
Leifer was employed from Israel to be...





