Nova Party Equipment Thieves Sentenced to Seven Years
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Two individuals were sentenced to seven years in prison and a 135,000 shekel fine for stealing sound equipment from the Nova party site after the October 7 massacre. The court condemned the theft as a desecration of the dead during a period of national mourning. The equipment belonged to a company co-owned by Matan Lior, a sound engineer killed while helping evacuate wounded at the festival. His parents stated the sentence offered some comfort but did not fully address their pain.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two thieves were sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing Nova party equipment after the October 7 massacre.
- The court imposed a 135,000 shekel fine and compensation on the convicted individuals.
- The stolen equipment belonged to a company co-owned by Matan Lior, who was killed at the festival.
- The theft occurred while the nation was in mourning and victims' blood was still at the site.
- Matan Lior's parents found some comfort in the sentence but stated it did not fully heal their pain.
Two individuals have been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 135,000 shekels for stealing sound equipment from the site of the Nova music festival, which was attacked on October 7. The court noted that the theft occurred while the victims' blood was still on the ground and the nation was in mourning, describing the act as a desecration of the dead and an obstruction to rescue efforts.
Matan Lior, a sound engineer who was a partner in the company owning the stolen equipment, remained at the festival site after the Hamas attack to help evacuate the wounded and was killed. The court detailed how the defendants, identified as Shahin and Hasson, contacted a truck driver two days after the massacre to collect one of the sound systems and a generator. They presented false pretenses to authorities, claiming they were retrieving a friend's equipment.
When a tracking alert was triggered by the generator's movement, police apprehended the truck driver and seized the equipment. Shahin then falsely presented himself to the police as Matan Lior's business partner, leading to the release of the truck and the equipment. Subsequently, Shahin and Hasson returned to the festival grounds to take a second sound system. Shahin eventually promised to return the first stolen system after police intervention, but only did so after further pressure.
The parents of Matan Lior expressed that the sentence brought a small measure of comfort and justice, acknowledging the judge's efforts to uphold justice. However, they emphasized that it does not fully compensate for their suffering and the injustice they endured.
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