Prison terms ranging from two to 17 years were imposed on six convicted members of a Syrian-directed Arab-Jewish spy ring by a Haifa district court this morning. The stiffest sentences were drawn by Daoud Osman Turki, 45, the Haifa Arab who headed the ring and Ehud Adiv, 26, the kibbutz-born former paratrooper who headed the spy ring’s Jewish section.
The second Jewish defendant, Dan Vered, a 28-year-old school teacher, was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Two Arab defendants, Subhi Naarani, 28, and Annis Karawi, 23, drew 15-year terms. Simon Haddad, 34, the only one of the defendants who expressed regret for his activities was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and was given an additional three-year suspended sentence.
The court stressed that the political views expressed by the defendants had no bearing in the determination of the sentences. It noted, however, that with the exception of Haddad, all had reaffirmed their intention to overthrow the Israeli regime and replace it with a Communist one. A second group of spy-ring defendants, including four Jews, is expected to go on trial early next month.
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