Four convicted in Topaz assault case

Ynetnews.com said Topaz was arrested May 31 and subsequently confessed to orchestrating the attacks on Reshet and Keshet executives Avi Nir and Shira Margalit. Topaz committed suicide in his prison cell Aug. 20.

An indictment issued against him June 18 said Topaz had "resolved in his heart to take revenge on the senior media officials whom he blamed for the slump in his career."

Daniel Zanko was convicted on charges of assault and conspiring to commit a crime.

Eiman Zabidath was convicted for providing a car to Margalit's attackers, Noam Awami was found guilty of aiding and abetting the assault on Nir, and Saliman Hiadra was convicted of assaulting Margalit, Ynetnews.com said.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.