Mouhammed Atoumi, a Libyan national who hijacked a Libyan airliner to Israel last Aug. 16 as a gesture of his “friendship for Jews,” was sentenced Tuesday to an indeterminate period in a mental hospital. Tel Aviv District Court Judge Max Kenneth pronounced sentence after hearing the case presented by District Attorney Victoria Ostrowsky-Cohen and defense counsel Itzhak Aderet. The judge based his ruling on a psychiatric report by Prof, A. Winnik who said Atoumi was mentally ill and could commit further uncontrollable acts unless confined.
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