Malka Leifer a flight risk
Malka Leifer want in Victoria to face 74 charges of chid sexual abuse will remain in prison in Israel where the authorities are pleading for her extradition to Australia.
Malka Leifer released from handcuffs
Photo: AAP
Leifer fled Melbourne in 2008 before charges could be laid and has continually escaped extradition hearing on claims the she is not psychiatrically fit to attend court.
Dassi Erlich is a survivor of the alleged abuses and has fought tooth and nail to get the former principal of the Adass Yisroel school returned to Australia to face justice.
She posted on her Facebook today: “The Supreme Court’s ruling to keep Malka Leifer detained until the conclusion of extradition, is a positive step forward. It addresses the concern of many that she is a flight risk and a possible danger to others. This ruling will also hopefully limit the stalling tactics of the defense because their client is now sitting in prison awaiting a decision for extradition. We feel strengthened and encouraged by this successful appeal and await the next step in this lengthy road towards justice.”
Child sexual abuse advocate Manny Waks added: “It seems that justice has prevailed and sanity has been restored to both Malka Leifer and the Israeli judicial system. Now that she is incarcerated, hopefully the extradition process will be swift, and we can finally see Leifer face justice in Australia.
Today is a great day for many people, not least Leifer’s courageous alleged victims.”
In a lengthy decision by the Supreme Court in Israel, Leifer was considered a flight risk.
Leifer will face court next week.
Its good to see she is now in gaol however I assume her Israel gaol time will not count when she gets to Australia to face trial and likely do our gaol time here. The school she was once headmistress of is only a few kms from were I live too.
Let us pray that this decision by the court will swiftly be followed by another court decision to have Leifer extradiated to Victoria to face her accusers in courts.
Totally agree Rabbi
She is clearly guilty of her crimes and it
Must be agonizing for her victims to have to
Sit back and watch while she evades Justice
And seemingly goes unpunished for her undeniably
Vile behaviors
I’m so sorry for the perpetrated – they don’t deserve
A cowardly, cruel outcome like this
Let’s hope she feels the full brunt of The law
And is forced to feel discomfort on her plane journey
Back to an Australian prison