An indictment was filed today (Thursday) against R., a 47-year-old resident of Holon, who drove the terrorist responsible for placing the bombs on the buses that exploded in Holon and nearby Bat Yam in exchange for money.
The indictment indicates that the defendant received 450 shekels for transporting the terrorist.
It is suspected that the person who connected R. with the terrorist was Y., a taxi driver from Bat Yam, who gave the terrorist the defendant's phone number so that he could give him a ride.
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R. admitted during his interrogation that he drove the terrorist, but claimed that he did not know that he was a terrorist.
After the indictment was filed, the defendant was released to house arrest after the judge was impressed that there was no evidence that he knew that he was a terrorist.
According to a report in Kan News, until yesterday the suspect in transporting the terrorist was in Shin Bet custody, but in the past 24 hours he was transferred to a Shin Bet facility. At the Shin Bet facility, he was prevented from meeting his lawyer.
During their meeting, the suspect told the lawyer: "I am held in a dark cell 24 hours a day. The only light comes from the bathroom. Guards throw food at me like they throw it at dogs.".
The defendant said in his interrogation: "On the day of the attack, I picked up the terrorist from the construction site. The person who connected us was Y., a taxi driver from Bat Yam. He gave the terrorist my phone number. The terrorist called me, I picked him up and drove him twice that day. Once in the afternoon from Israel to the checkpoint.".
He added: "The second time he called in the evening and asked me to take him from the checkpoint to Bat Yam. He got into the car. He sat next to me with the bag. I didn't know there was a bomb there and that he was a terrorist. I dropped him off in Bat Yam and drove away.".
The chain of attacks was prevented by the Greek government on Thursday two weeks ago.
Kan News reported that, contrary to reports last night, the terrorist suspected of planting the explosive devices on the buses has not yet been arrested. However, security sources say that the identity of the terrorist, a Palestinian from northern Samaria, is known, but the hunt for him is still ongoing.
