Jerusalem – The Israeli Police are preparing to indict Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman in two cases where the politician allegedly used his position to protect suspects who allegedly sexually abused children, public broadcaster Kan reported on Friday.
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Litzman reportedly set up a panel of experts in order to issue a psychiatric opinion that would enable Malka Leifer, an ultra-Orthodox woman facing numerous charges of sexual abuse, to be declared unfit for a trial, i24 news reported.
According to the reports, the head of United Torah Judaism threatened the state psychiatrists that would be dismissed if they did not rule in favor of Leifer.
Leifer fled Australia to Israel after being accused of over 70 cases of child sexual abuse charges. For the past five year, her court hearings in Jerusalem have been delayed.
According to Arutz 7, sources close to Litzman said he was “under heavy pressure from rabbis to help Leifer.”
yeah yeah yeah, now the cottage industry of self appointed advocates will have something to do to pass the day.
I hope the rabbis go along with him to jail!
Folks, the Israel Police cannot indict anyone. They can only recommend.
I wonder if these types of threats may have been used the leftist administrations to make state investigators and the like compliant to the leftist view. In fact, I would suspect that those alleged victims of the alleged threat were so accustomed to similar threats by the leftists that they just assumed this was always the case even after the government changed hands.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
Arresting Litzman will bring justice to the victims
This is the dynamic of Chilul Ha-Shem; Lizman is well known for his lack of integrity, he is NOT a Rav nor should his foul behavior reflect on frum Yidden. Maybe we should be careful when voting.