Appeal For Rabbi Eliezer Berland Release Denied
The Rabbi’s attorney appealed to the Supreme Court to have the Rabbi released from prison due to Rabbi’s worsening medical condition.
The Rabbi’s attorney appealed to the Supreme Court to have the Rabbi released from prison due to Rabbi’s worsening medical condition.
A Jerusalem court ruled Thursday morning that Rabbi Eliezer Berland be held in custody until the end of his trial and will not be released on bail.
Israeli prosecution charged Rabbi Eliezer Berland on Friday with indecent acts, indecent acts against a minor while abusing a position of trust and aggravated assault.
After three years of police searches for recordings that would conclusively vindicate the claims against Rabbi Eliezer Berland of rape, a new recording was released this evening which would seem to provide significant evidence against the founder and spiritual leader of the Shuvu Banim yeshiva.
The leader of the “Shuvu Banim” sect, Rabbi Eliezer Berland, whose arrest was extended until tomorrow (Monday), was extensively investigated over the course of the past day.
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, who was arrested upon landing in Israel on Tuesday after being extradited from South Africa, felt ill during a remand hearing later in the day and was taken to hospital.
Fugitive Breslov rabbi Eliezer Berland, 79, was successfully extradited from South Africa to Israel on Tuesday morning, with the Israel police arresting him upon arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport on suspicion of various sex offenses.
The four year international odyssey of Rabbi Eliezer Berland is about to come to an end.
JOHANNESBURG – A South African judge on Thursday rejected Rabbi Eliezer Berland’s request to have his detention in Johannesburg Prison declared unlawful, saying he remained a flight risk and could not be trusted.
Fugitive Israeli Rabbi Eliezer Berland will spend another weekend in detention as the South Gauteng High Court reviews an application to have him placed under house arrest instead.