No Decision on Hit and Run Driver Extradition Request

Justice Ministry officials said Sunday that they would decide whether to ask France to extradite two individuals accused of running down a Tel Aviv woman Friday only at the end of an investigation into her death. The two are accused of running down Lee Zeitouny Friday and absconding to France, where they had recently immigrated from. Police believe that the two were driving drunk.

Israel and France are both signatories to international extradition agreements, but not a direct agreement. France generally does not extradite its citizens, preferring to try them at home.