3 Akko Arabs indicted for torching hesder yeshiva
State files arson, conspiracy, weapons manufacturing charges against three of northern city's residents for setting local Talmudic seminary on fire; claim act motivated by revenge
The State Prosecutor's Office indicted three of Akko's Arab residents for arson on Tuesday, in connection with the torching of one of the northern city's hesder yeshivas two weeks ago.
The incidents occurred on the heels of the Yom Kippur riots which riddled city streets for several days.
According to the indictment, filed with the Haifa District Court, Ibrahim Bayuni (29), Khaled Shaaban (20), and Salah Titti (20) set fire to the Northern Wind Hesder Yeshiva offices by hurling a Molotov cocktail into the building.
The act, said the prosecution, was motivated by revenge for the way the Jewish residents of Akko conducted themselves during the riots.
All three were indicted on charges of arson, conspiracy to commit a crime and weapons manufacturing and possession. The prosecution asked the court to remand the defendants for the duration of the proceedings against them.
