Two visitors from the UK were beaten by drunken Ukrainian policemen as they made their way to Rav Nachman’s Kever in Uman for Rosh Chodesh Nissan.
According to a Mishpacha report, the attack occurred on the road between Kiev and Uman. The two were stopped for a routine inspection and when the police realized they are Jews, they began to beat them without cause, using their weapons to inflict blows.
One of the avreichim was hit in the head with the gun, requiring treatment in hospital. He was released from the hospital on Shabbos. Breslov spokesman Rav Chaim Reicher reports the avreich’s condition is improving and he is currently in Uman.
The victims plan to file a complaint with Ukrainian authorities.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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The headline should probably be “Drunk Ukranian Cops Beat Uman Visitors”
As it is, it implies that the drunk cops got to Uman before the visitors, which is a different problem altogether!
Jacob insisted on being buried in Eretz Yisroel to prevent Mekomos Kedoshim outside Eretz Yisroel. The bones of the Shevatim were dug up and re-interred in Eretz Yisroel. It is time to do likewise with Rav Nachman.
This article is a distortion of the facts. I am not here to defend the Ukrainian police but the story that happened is as follows. The guys were speeding 170 kmh in a 60 kmh zone. They were stopped by the police and chose to ignore them. The police then attempted to stop them a second time and drew their weapons. Again they very dangerously continued to flee in a very reckless manner. When they were finally stooped by a roadblock the police dragged the poor passenger out of the car and beat him up. The car was a British car and they hit the wrong guy. They thought he was the driver but actually the driver was on the right side. In the meantime the guys got their car back and paid a fine. In any other country they would be sitting in jail now. They had their visas cancelled to Ukraine and must leave the country within 10 Days!!!
please…when will they give the green light to transpost rav Nachman to E”Y??!!! Let us have the great schuss to daven by his kever in safety and peace. this is undue madness!