UTJ member accused of using political influence to protect Haredi child molestor from Australia
United Torah Judaism member Yaakov Litzman's been accused of using his powers to defend the Australian child molestor Malka Leifer, whose extradition back to Australia has still be delayed, most offensively:
Update: see also this report on Israel Hayom, and on Israel National News.
Deputy Health Minister MK Ya’acov Litzman was questioned Thursday at the National Fraud Investigation Unit in Lahav on suspicion of committing offenses of integrity, following a covert investigation that began several months ago.This is exactly what's wrong with ultra-Orthodox society. Not only do they take a lenient view of sex offenders, men like Litzman practically defend repugnant criminals too. He should be forced to resign his posts, and resign from politics altogether. He's precisely the reason why a growing amount of the public's got a low opinion of Haredis.
The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office and with the approval of the attorney-general.
Litzman is suspected of obstructing legal proceedings by working to obtain false papers in order to prevent the extradition of Malka Leifer, an ultra-Orthodox pedophile who was arrested in Israel in February 2018. Victorian police fought to bring Leifer back to Australia to face 74 charges of child sexual abuse.
According to reports, Litzman is suspected of trying to obtain psychiatric medical evaluations psychiatric medical evaluations that would prevent her extradition.
His office said that he was “summoned to the police today for an affair related to a public request for help, and he gave his full testimony and answered all the questions as required.”
But Manny Waks, CEO of Kol V’Oz, said, “We have long suspected high-level interference in the Malka Leifer case, and these serious allegations against Israel’s Deputy Health Minister, Rabbi Ya’acov Litzman, confirms the ongoing suspicion many have regarding this case.”
Waks said that while he would view Litzman as innocent until proven guilty, the minister’s “appalling track record speaks for itself,” noting that Litzman defended a recent visit to convicted sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland. He said that the minister likewise informed Leifer’s alleged victims in a chance encounter at the Knesset that he does not support them or Leifer’s extradition.
Update: see also this report on Israel Hayom, and on Israel National News.
Labels: Australia, haredi corruption, Israel, Knesset, misogyny, Moonbattery, political corruption
