Rabbis warned, the manager was already arrested: In Jerusalem, they were not surprised by the cult raid

The Bukharan neighborhood seminar made headlines, but not for the first time. As early as 2011, a row of rabbis came out against the place and defined it as a cult and four years later the police raided the complex, but the students stood alongside the principal and the suspicions were not formulated. "Girls were tempted to enter the institution that rebelled against their parents"

Rabbis warned, the manager was already arrested: In Jerusalem, they were not surprised by the cult raid

Yesterday's raid on Monday in Jerusalem on the suspicion of a sect in which dozens of women and children are being held under slavery conditions is not surprising. This is not the first time the site has made headlines, the conduct of the complex is being investigated and the administration has been arrested, but so far the suspicions have not been brought to light, and the site continues to operate.

As early as 2011, a row of rabbis came out against the seminar and defined it as a cult. "And here are many parents, whose daughters have fallen into his net and mourn Mr. Fate, whose daughters have been lured into entering the above institution that rebels against their parents and teachers and removes them from any educational setting and all in a false pretense of holiness," one letter said. The police complained and tried to take action, and the headlines were similar today, and the police raided the seminar, along with other authorities, after a series of criminal and economic crimes complaints.

Even then, the main suspect was arrested and several of the girls on the scene were detained for questioning. The manager was charged with felony threats, false imprisonment and fraudulently receiving anything. But many of the girls stood by him, claiming the allegations against him were untrue, and he was last month charged with fraudulently accepting aggravated circumstances for claiming support from the Education Ministry.

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Girls were lured into entering the scene. Seminar in Jerusalem (Photo: Olivier Pitusi, Haaretz)

Seminar in Jerusalem in 2015 (Photo: Olivier Pitusi, Haaretz, official website)

During the detention hearing, the police representative made it clear that this was a new investigation that opened about two months ago following testimony from women who left the seminary and contacted the Israeli center for casualties. Along with the main detainee, nine women were also arrested.

The police statement this morning reads: "Police investigators have gathered over the past two months evidence and evidence pointing to the prime suspect (a Jerusalem resident in his 60s) as the head of the community, and suspected to have an absolute control over the lives of some 50 women living in the complex In spite of this, to the extent of their isolation from society and their families, it has also emerged that the children up to the age of five are held daily in the compound in complete isolation. "

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"The suspect has absolute control over the lives of about 50 women." Police raid on the scene (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

Suspect of sectarian activity in Jerusalem: Man and 9 women arrested, January 13, 2020 (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

It is suspected that the place manager held the women under slavery and occupation and even attacked children. He was also suspected of a felony of prohibited grounds with the consent of one of the women. At the hearings, the police representative stated that the women were subordinate to the prime suspect's head and did almost nothing without his permission, explaining, among other things, how new women were joined. "Girls who were recruited at first got a good attitude and thought they had found their home but at a time when they were already in the classes of the suspect and his associates, they were taught to eliminate personal desires, cut off family and friends, lots of chastity lessons," he said.

Also, police have referred to two of the arrests as "executives" of the central suspect's instructions. The lessons in the seminar were conducted in an atmosphere of intimidation and intimidation, focusing, among other things, on the signs of hell and fire - when, according to evidence, they were required to fire fingers. Many investigative materials were presented to the judge, who noted that they were "taught that the respondent had physical and mental control over the seminar girls." His arrest was extended until Sunday.

Police raid (Photo: Israeli Police spokeswoman)

Suspect of sectarian activity in Jerusalem: Man and 9 women arrested, January 13, 2020 (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

Attorney Gabi Trunshuili, who represents the public defense suspect, said: "We are in the early stages of the proceeding and the rabbi claims that this is a conflict between women who are at the seminar and their family members who have subsequently filed complaints about which they have already been investigated and nothing has been found. He collaborates with the investigators and denies any suspicions. "

(Update first: 21:58)