Israeli Sisters Detained in Namibia With Fake Hungarian Passports
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Sisters Meli and Liel Yahalomi were arrested in Namibia while trying to leave the country with fake Hungarian passports. Liel, 23, used a forged document that listed her age as 14. Israeli police are aware but not involved in the Namibian investigation. The sisters were previously located in Argentina after a family-initiated international search operation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Meli and Liel Yahalomi were arrested in Namibia for attempting to leave with forged Hungarian passports.
- Liel Yahalomi, 23, used a fake passport that incorrectly stated her age as 14.
- The sisters had entered Namibia three weeks prior using the fraudulent documents.
- Israeli police are informed but not participating in the Namibian legal proceedings.
- The arrest follows a prior international search operation for the sisters in August.
Sisters Meli and Liel Yahalomi, who were the subject of an international search operation two months ago, have been arrested in Namibia. The two were apprehended at the main airport while attempting to leave the country using forged Hungarian passports. Liel, 23, presented a passport that falsely stated she was 14 years old.
The sisters had entered Namibia approximately three weeks prior with the fraudulent documents. Upon their attempted departure, they were caught by authorities and taken to a local police facility near the Chabad House.
Israeli police are aware of the situation but are not involved in the local investigation, as the alleged offenses occurred in Namibia. Namibian authorities are handling the legal proceedings, which could result in immediate deportation or criminal charges and imprisonment for forgery and the use of illegal documents.
This incident follows a previous international search for the sisters in August after they lost contact with their family. They were located in Argentina, where an Israeli police representative interviewed them. At that time, they explained they had voluntarily cut contact and were dealing with Meli's financial debts exceeding NIS 200,000. No criminal suspicion was found against them then, and they were allowed to continue their travels.
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