Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Stealing Equipment from Nova Festival Site
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Ram Shahin was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Beersheba Magistrate's Court for stealing sound equipment from the Nova festival site after the October 7 attacks. His accomplice, Daniel Chason, received 40 months. The defendants hired a truck to remove the equipment, with Shahin attempting to deceive authorities by claiming to be a business partner of a festival worker who was killed. The judge highlighted the crime's severity, and Shahin was also ordered to pay significant restitution.
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- Ram Shahin received a seven-year prison sentence for stealing equipment from the Nova festival site.
- Daniel Chason was sentenced to 40 months for his role in the aggravated fraud and theft.
- The stolen equipment was sound systems left at the festival after the October 7 Hamas attack.
- Shahin attempted to deceive police by claiming to be a business partner of a deceased festival worker.
- The judge emphasized the crime's severity due to its timing shortly after the October 7 massacre.
- Shahin was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim's family and another individual.
The Beersheba Magistrate's Court has sentenced Ram Shahin to seven years in prison for aggravated theft and fraud. Shahin was convicted of stealing sound equipment left at the site of the Nova music festival following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Daniel Chason, who pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, received 40 months for attempted aggravated fraud. Sentencing for a third defendant, San Lucian Tevel, is pending.
According to the indictment, two sound systems belonging to a company co-owned by Matan Lior, who was working at the festival, remained at the site after the attack. Lior, who stayed to help evacuate the wounded, was killed during the assault. Approximately two days later, Shahin and Chason hired a truck driver to remove one of the sound systems and a generator. They initially claimed to be collecting property for a missing friend. Police apprehended the driver and seized the equipment after an Ituran tracking system was activated. Shahin then allegedly posed as Lior's business partner to secure the release of the truck and equipment.
Shahin and Chason later returned to the festival site intending to steal the second sound system. After the initial theft was discovered, Shahin promised Lior's partner he would return the equipment, but only did so after police intervention. Judge Amir Doron emphasized the severity of the crime, committed in the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre, and rejected Shahin's claim of acting out of helpfulness. The court noted Shahin misled soldiers and a police investigator, and visited the family of the deceased Matan Lior during their mourning period while the stolen equipment was in his possession.
In addition to his prison sentence, Shahin received a 12-month suspended sentence, a 60,000 shekel fine, and was ordered to pay 75,000 shekels to Matan Lior's family and 25,000 shekels to Amittai Nachum. Chason was fined 30,000 shekels and ordered to pay 40,000 shekels to Lior's family and 15,000 shekels to Nachum.
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