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Sunday, May 15, 2022
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
Police said seeking criminal probes of Joint List MKs Tibi, Cassif
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Joint List party members Ahmad Tibi, left, and Ofer Cassif during a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem August 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Police will likely ask Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara tomorrow to authorize an investigation into Joint List MKs Ahmad Tibi and Ofer Cassif, Channel 12 news reports.
The network, which does not cite a source, says police brass are determined in their effort to open a criminal investigation against the members of the predominantly Arab party.
In separate events caught on camera, Cassif was filmed hitting a police officer after security forces blocked his vehicle from reaching a protest in the West Bank, while Tibi is accused of obstructing police and helping a suspect escape during an attempted arrest in Jerusalem.
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