Medical committee rules Leifer faked medical condition to avoid extradition

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Published: 5 July 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Committee received information from the Israel Prison Service and expressed suspicions that documents about her medical conditions had been forged

A MEDICAL COMMITTEE has ruled that alleged sexual predator Malka Leifer, the former Australian principal accused of molesting numerous pupils, has faked her mental illness in an effort to allude extradition from Israel, according to a report from Channel 13.

The committee received information from the Israel Prison Service and expressed suspicions that documents about her medical conditions had been forged. The committee will pass on its findings to the police.

Leifer is standing trial for extradition on 74 counts of sexual abuse in Australia against sisters Dassi Erlich, Ellie Sapper and Nicole Meyer, but has for many years claimed to be mentally unfit to be extradited.

FULL STORY Medical committee rules Leifer faked medical condition to avoid extradition (Jerusalem Post)

Photo: Malka Leifer is brought to court last week. (Reuters)