Guatemalan police, under the direction of the general prosecution in the country and at the request of the U.S., raided the compound of the Hasidic sect Lev Tahor Monday in order to arrest three men wanted by the FBI who are suspected of kidnapping children.
One of the men arrested was Yaakov Weingarten, one of the cult's leaders, who is due to appear before a judge Wednesday to discuss his extradition request to the United States.
Lev Tahor is considered an extremist sect that applies strict characteristics of Torah study and obedience to its leader, including boycotts, beatings and threats, and expresses a strong anti-Zionist stance.