Dozens of senior officials from at least five local authorities have been undergoing a criminal investigation in recent months on suspicion of infringing the accessibility rights of disabled people and failing to implement regulations mandating disabled access, Haaretz has learned.
Israeli city officials face criminal probes over lack of disabled access
This is the first time in Israel's history that a criminal investigation has been launched against local officials for failure to meet disabled-access requirements dictated by the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law
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