Mother and Daughter Arrested in Namibia With Forged Passports
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Mali Yahalomi and her daughter Liel Yahalomi were arrested in Namibia while possessing forged passports. The pair had previously disappeared in August and were found in South America, where Israeli police confirmed they were safe and not involved in criminal activity. Israeli authorities are now investigating why they needed the fake documents after being cleared in Argentina.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Mali Yahalomi and her daughter Liel Yahalomi were arrested in Namibia with forged passports.
- The mother and daughter had previously disappeared in August and were located in South America.
- Israeli police are not involved in the Namibian investigation but are gathering details.
- Authorities are investigating why the pair needed forged documents after being cleared in Argentina.
- In August, Israeli police confirmed no criminal suspicion or danger to the women.
Mali Yahalomi and her daughter Liel Yahalomi, who previously disappeared in August and were located in South America after extensive searches, have been arrested in Namibia. The two were found in possession of forged passports.
News of the arrest has reached the Israeli police, who are not directly involved in the Namibian investigation but are seeking to understand the details of the case. Authorities are particularly interested in why the mother and daughter needed forged passports, especially since a check conducted in Argentina in August did not raise suspicions of criminal activity.
At that time, the two had been located on a bus in Argentina about a week after contact was lost while they were abroad. An Israeli police representative met with them to ensure they were not in danger and that there was no suspicion of a criminal incident. They stated that they had cut off contact voluntarily. The police then reported that no suspicion of criminal activity was found and their lives were not in danger.
Following the current arrest in Namibia, investigators are examining the circumstances that led them to require fake passports after the previous assessment in Argentina.
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