• Ali Barakat

Plaintiffs
(Future Movement party)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Twitter
Date of publication
2018-09-18
Case status
Open

Case summary

Barakat posted a tweet allegedly insulting former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. It reads: "What do you think of naming of the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque, where Rafic Hariri is buried, the Mustafa Badr al-Din mosque?" Barkat was accused of stirring sectarian strife under article 317 of the penal code.

About the complaint

Detained?
No

Case details

القضاة
  • Hussien Hussieny - Central bureau of criminal investigations - Nabatiyeh
Charge
sectarian strife
Charged using
Sentenced?
In the process

Timeline

  7. publication
    2018-09-18
  8. hearing
    2019-07-08

References

  1. https://www.imlebanon.org/2019/02/11/ali-barakat11/
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