Three Convicted Jewish Men Sent to Guatemala

Avron Dinkel and Chaim Malka were charged with aiding in the commission of a crime, while Moshe Yhidia Alter faced a charge of illegal entry following their interception in Santa Elena, Cayo. The three men appeared in San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where they were convicted and fined $1,000 each, with a default sentence of three months in prison. After paying the fines, they requested permission to return to Guatemala.

Two of the men are Americans, while the other is a Canadian.

The men could possibly have links to the extremist Lev Tahor sect, whose members face charges in Guatemala, while its leaders have been detained in El Salvador and Mexico for extradition.

Late last year, Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and 40 women from the group amid allegations of rape, forced marriages, and human trafficking. Prosecutors also reported the discovery of a child’s remains during the raid.