Former justice minister David Libai dies aged 89

David Libai at the Jerusalem District Court on March 13, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
David Libai at the Jerusalem District Court on March 13, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Former justice minister David Libai dies aged 89, Hebrew-language media reports.

Libai was elected to the Knesset as a lawmaker for the Labor Party in 1984.

He served as justice minister under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and continued in the position under Shimon Peres after Rabin was assassinated in November 1995.

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