ISRAEL
Australian Jewish News
JERUSALEM – Former Adass Israel head teacher Malka Leifer’s attempt to avoid extradition to Australia took a blow last week when a judge ordered that she undergo a fresh psychiatric assessment.
It is now almost two years since attempts began to extradite the alleged sex abuser from Israel to face 74 charges in Melbourne.
Leifer fled in to Israel in 2008 shortly after allegations of her abusing students at the school became public.
However, she is claiming to be suffering panic attacks whenever court proceedings loom, and therefore unable to participate, causing misery for her accusers who want her to face her charges.
In court on Sunday, the Israeli state prosecutor said that psychiatrists haven’t adequately checked whether there are “elements of fabrication” in her claim and the judge ordered that she be subjected to examination by a state psychiatrist.
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