Nova Party Equipment Thief Sentenced to Prison
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
San Tevel was sentenced to over two years in prison for stealing sound equipment worth NIS 2 million from the Nova festival site, belonging to murdered victim Matan Lior. Two other defendants, Ram Shahin and Daniel Hasson, received prison sentences of seven years and 40 months respectively for their roles in the theft. The court condemned the defendants' actions as a "moral low" for attempting to profit from the October 7th massacre. Matan Lior was posthumously awarded a medal for his bravery during the attack.
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- San Tevel sentenced to 2 years, 4 months for stealing NIS 2 million in equipment from Nova massacre site.
- Ram Shahin received 7 years, Daniel Hasson 40 months for their roles in the aggravated theft.
- The stolen equipment belonged to Matan Lior, who was murdered at the Nova festival.
- Defendants allegedly posed as associates to steal the sound system from the massacre site.
- Matan Lior was posthumously awarded a Civil Heroism Medal for saving lives.
A Beer Sheva District Court has sentenced San Tevel, 35, of Netanya, to two years and four months in prison for stealing sound equipment worth NIS 2 million from the Nova music festival site. The equipment belonged to Matan Lior, who was murdered at the festival on October 7, 2023. Tevel was also ordered to pay a NIS 10,000 fine and NIS 20,000 in compensation to Lior's parents. Tevel and Daniel Hasson, 30, were convicted as part of a plea deal for aiding in aggravated theft and attempted fraud. They were arrested in November 2023. Hasson received a 40-month prison sentence. Ram Shahin, 34, was sentenced to seven years in prison, a NIS 60,000 fine, and NIS 75,000 in compensation to Lior's parents. Shahin was convicted after a trial of aggravated theft and aggravated fraud, with the court finding he had lied and acted manipulatively.
Judge Amir Doron noted that Tevel "did everything he could to avoid attending the hearings," even when an arrest warrant was issued. Tevel had cited numerous reasons for his absence, including medical issues, though he was later seen at parties. His lawyer also disappeared before the sentencing. The judge acknowledged Tevel's claimed 60% disability, though the certificate was not valid. The court stated that the defendants "tried to profit from the disaster" and that their actions represented an "extreme moral low."
Matan Lior's parents, Ofer and Sarah Lior, expressed that each delay in the proceedings prolonged their suffering. Ofer Lior stated that while they searched for their son, others were stealing the equipment he had built with great effort and love. The indictment alleges that on October 9, 2023, the defendants went to the festival site, then still covered in blood and ash, to steal Lior's sound system. They allegedly misrepresented themselves to authorities, claiming to be collecting equipment for a friend and later posing as Lior's business partner to facilitate the truck's release with the stolen goods. The three defendants even visited Lior's grieving parents while searching for the very equipment they had stolen.
Matan Lior, 35, was posthumously awarded the Civil Heroism Medal by President Yitzhak Herzog for his actions saving lives during the Hamas attack.
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