Shin Bet: State to seek tougher penalty for teen convicted in plea deal over Duma attack

The Shin Bet security service says the state will seek a tougher penalty for an Israeli teenager who was convicted today as part of a plea deal over his involvement in the Duma terror attack.

Prosecutors said as part of the plea agreement they will seek a five and a half year prison term for the teen teen, who was a minor at the time of the deadly 2015 firebombing.

“The confession of the accused was given after he claimed during the entire [legal] process that he has no connection to the Duma attack and gave a false confession only because of the conditions of his interrogation,” the Shin Bet says in a statement.

The security service says the state will request a longer prison term for the suspect “in light of the harsh outcome of the conspiracy to which he confessed.”