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Rasheed Joumblatt
Plaintiffs
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
2018-07-20
Case status
Closed
Case summary
Rasheed Joumblatt was sentenced to prison for six months and was forced to pay ten million L.L for insulting President Michel Aoun and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil. On August 2, 2018, he was arrested. Then, he was released after the campaign by both Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblatt and Tawheed party leader Wiam Wahhab.
About the complaint
Date of contact
2018-08-02
Date of investigation
2018-08-02
Station name
قصر العدل -بعبدا
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
1
Request to delete content?
No
Requested to sign a pleadge
No
Reconciliation?
yes
Contacted via
In person
Case details
القضاة
- Zainab Fakih - Appellant court - Baabda
- karma Husky - Palace of Justice - Baabda
Charge
Insulting words for the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gibran Bassil
Bail
10000000
Sentenced?
Yes
Sentence
Imprisonment for six months and bail amount of 10 million Lebanese pounds
Timeline
- publication
2018-07-20 - contact
2018-08-02 - investigation
2018-08-02 - detention
2018-08-02 - release
2018-08-03