ZIMBABWE
allAfrica
New Zimbabwe
A FUGITIVE rabbi, who fled Israel after he was accused of abusing underage girls and sleeping with numerous married women, has finally been arrested in Bulawayo.
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, 72, who is head of Shuvu Banim, one of the largest Jewish educational institutions in Jerusalem, has for a number of weeks been living in various upmarket lodges in Bulawayo.
But luck ran out for him Monday evening when police raided his hideout – Room 301 Holiday Inn in Bulawayo – to arrest him.
Berland was caught with a handful of faithfuls from Israel after cops got a tip off about his whereabouts.
He is being charged with remaining in Zimbabwe without a permit following the expiry of his visitor’s visa.
Berland pleaded guilty to the crime before magistrate Sibongile Msipa and was remanded in custody to this Wednesday.
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