This is why a relative of two women from Ramatati's cult is trembling with fear

January 14, 2020   

The Sect Affair in Jerusalem: A relative of two women who lived in conditions of slavery and exploitation in Aharon Ramati's cult says today (Tuesday) that despite the fact that the family members contacted the police several times, with testimonies and proof of illegal activity taking place in the seminar, no investigation was opened. [youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To5BNJz_AGs&feature=youtu.be" width="600" height="400" responsive="yes" autoplay="no"] In an interview with Esti Perez on the program 'Halfway Through the Day' on the B network, the woman said: "We brought evidence that the women in the cult cut themselves with a Japanese knife, that they return with blue marks, that they are being exploited. What are you waiting for? The police replied that it was not enough. They needed someone from within the cult to testify.".   The relative said that the women, two sisters, have been in the cult for nine years. "Nine years ago, one of the girls went through a crisis. Following the crisis, she was looking for a listening ear. A friend recommended a place where she could sleep. She wanted to disconnect from the world and return to reality after the surrounding area was quiet. What happened was that after she got there, they started putting pressure on her to stay. She was a minor." She added that the pressure was related to the manipulations exerted on them by the cult leader: "It was social pressure. The cult leader told them that anyone who manages to bring women to the seminar saves souls from the world and will get closer to him. That way she can get more quality time with him, more treatment from him. Of course they fight to achieve that." Regarding the younger sister who came after the eldest, she added: "She came after the older one. The eldest contacted her and made her come as if for a visit, and then left her there. She was also a minor." The relative said that the living conditions in the cult were bad: "Horrible. We know for sure, horrible. There is a lot of isolation from the family, from society. Any attempt to contact them is accompanied by a very aggressive verbal attack on their part. The head of the cult married them off without the family's knowledge, without the family's cooperation. Even when we tried to find out, they made sure to blur the details, today they both have children." She emphasized: "They lived in an unequivocally substandard life. The times we did meet, we managed to get materials about the place - including photos of the seminary. They slept on the floor, full of girls without beds. They didn't even have hot water. "They didn't try to escape, we took them out with court orders. What's more, they ran back despite the ban. He cunningly knew how to circumvent the law. For example, to stop a person on the street and ask for a phone call. You would never think that a person has a court order to call a number that he is not allowed to. "Anyone who doesn't do as he wants is expelled." Later in the conversation, the relative testified that the head of the cult demanded that the girls report their location via text messages whenever they were not at the seminar. Before Aharon Ramati's arrest yesterday, the family managed to get the sisters out through a court order. However, despite the expulsion order, they returned to the seminar. She talks about the fear in her testimony: "I'm afraid. This person is a manipulator. He hurts everyone who speaks up and opposes him. In the previous round of testimony, everyone who testified against him was harmed.".