A former school principal accused of abusing girls at a Melbourne orthodox Jewish school has been ruled fit to face an extradition hearing by Jerusalem’s chief psychiatrist.
Australia has been seeking the extradition of Malka Leifer, who is an Australian-Israeli national, since 2014.
The case stalled due to Ms Leifer presenting evidence she was unfit to stand trial, however, she was arrested in February this year and has been in a Israeli high-security women’s prison.
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