The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment this morning (Friday) against Islam Perok, 26 years old, a resident of Jerusalem, who carried out the double bomb attack in Jerusalem, in which Aryeh Shechopek and Tedsa Tschoma the 14th were murdered.
According to the indictment, the terrorist adopted the world view and activities of the ISIS organization and between the years 2017-2022 he studied mechanical engineering at an Israeli institute and used his training to realize his intentions to carry out a mass attack in the Jerusalem area.
The terrorist prepared in a strict manner in order to realize his plan and intentions, learned about the preparation of explosives and detonators, established a laboratory for the production of explosives in the Geevi area of Ramallah, practiced the production and effectiveness of the explosives and located suitable arenas for the realization of his intentions.
During last September, the terrorist decided to realize his plan and put it into practice. For this purpose, he purchased suitable materials and aids in various places and produced eight kilograms of explosives in the laboratory. Also, the terrorist purchased a used scooter, painted it with two layers of paint, tried to erase the chassis number in order to disguise it and drove it off in an abandoned area in the Mahmes area of the Judean Desert.
Also, as part of preparing the escape route, the terrorist slipped a change of clothes along road number 1 going down to the Dead Sea.
About a month ago, on the night between November 22 and 23, the accused assembled three explosive devices and drove with two devices to Ramot Junction. The defendant’s intention was to plant two charges separately, so that one charge would explode and attract relief forces and the police to the scene, and after some time the second charge would explode and cause severe and extensive damage to the forces gathered for help.
Upon arrival, the accused noticed a malfunction in the delay system of one charger, so he decided to attach the two chargers to one powerful charger, hid them near the back of the bus station and returned to collect the additional charger.
The accused moved the last load using the scooter to the fence that was placed behind the shuttle station at the Givat Shaul intersection and attached it to the bicycle that was resting on the fence and hurried to leave the place.
After that, the accused drove the scooter on road number 1 towards the Yehuda desert, according to the escape route he had prepared.
Shortly after, the scooter’s drive chain broke and it was disabled. The accused abandoned the scooter near the side of the road in the Khan Al Ahmar area, took with him the helmet, weapons, charges and clothes and scattered them in the area near the point where he abandoned the scooter.
At 07:03, the device for activating the device that had been placed in Givat Shaul prematurely activated the device and it exploded while many passengers were found there, including Aryeh Shechopek and Tedsa Tschuma the 14th. Several other passengers suffered injuries of varying degrees and needed medical treatment. Cars that passed by were also damaged.
A day after the attacks, the accused sent a message using his mobile phone via the “Telegram” application to the Nasher News channel, which is affiliated with the organization, in which he took responsibility for carrying out the attacks.
The indictment attributes to the terrorist the commission of crimes of murder under aggravated circumstances, terrorist acts of attempted murder, active membership in a terrorist organization and operating with a weapon for terrorist purposes.
The attorney’s office asks the court to order the arrest of the terrorist until the end of the legal proceedings against him.