• May Chidiac

Plaintiffs
Jamil Al sayed (Former Major General)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Twitter
Date of publication
2018-02-15
Case status
Closed

Case summary

The case began when journalist Diana Moukalled tweeted about Major General Jamil al-Sayyed, saying he had “mischief” on his hands. Chidiac retweeted the comment without adding any remarks of her own. Then, al-Sayyed inform her through his lawyer that if she refused to delete the retweet, she would be sued. She refused.

About the complaint

Detained?
No
Request to delete content?
Required to delete
Requested to sign a pleadge
No

Case details

Charge
Slander and libel
Sentenced?
No

Timeline

  1. publication
    2018-02-15