Tel-Chai Nation

Almost forgot I wanted to comment on a recent hearing in the Malka Leifer extradition case, and as reported by Australian Broadcasting, her lawyers have resorted to victim-blaming, and attempts to legitimize sexual abuse of minors:

Defence lawyers for alleged paedophile Malka Leifer have told an Israeli court she should not be extradited because her alleged victims consented to the abuse.

[...] Her lawyers argued against extradition on several grounds, including that because the 1976 extradition treaty between Israel and Australia does not explicitly cover the crime of sexual assault, it does not apply to their client.

Defence lawyer Nick Kaufman also questioned whether some of the alleged abuse was a crime under Israeli law, because it occurred when two of the alleged victims were no longer children and could have rebuffed the sexual advances, implying they consented.

He raised concerns that Ms Leifer, a strict ultra-orthodox Jew, would not have her religious needs accommodated in an Australian prison.

"The media have turned her into a monster," he said outside court.

I'll bet they don't have a care in the world that the same media they allege turned her into the monster she actually happens to be has long gone out of its way to turn right-wingers into monsters with anti-Israeli rhetoric and propaganda. There's been at least one testimony already from a local girl that she too was victim of Leifer's assaults, and that's all you need to know that Leifer IS a monster. So it's offensive that these attorneys would resort to such denigrating tactics to defend their repellent client.

Israeli prosecutors arguing for the extradition said the treaty had broader scope to include the alleged offences and that Victoria's Corrective Services already had custody of an ultra-orthodox prisoner, meaning they could provide kosher food and accommodate other religious requirements.

They told the court the question of consent could be argued at trial but was irrelevant to the extradition process.

Ms Leifer's alleged victims said they were upset her defence lawyers had suggested they could have consented to her sexual advances.

They have every right to take offense at her lawyers' tactics, which certainly give a bad image to those siding with Haredi criminals. Just for that, the lawyers should be disbarred.

Labels: Australia, haredi corruption, Israel, misogyny, Moonbattery