Court Sentences Ram Shaheen to Seven Years for Nova Equipment Theft

Beersheba Magistrate’s Court sentenced Ram Shaheen to seven years in prison for aggravated theft and fraud involving sound equipment taken from the Nova festival site after the October 7 terrorist attack. Daniel Hasson received 40 months after admitting attempted aggravated fraud under a plea agreement. The equipment belonged to a company whose partner, sound technician Matan Lior, was killed while helping evacuate injured people; the defendants falsely claimed they were collecting a friend’s property. Shaheen was also fined NIS 60,000 and ordered to pay NIS 75,000 to Lior’s family and NIS 25,000 to Amitai Nahum.