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Eva Al Choufi,
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Ibrahim Al-Amin
Plaintiffs
Michel Suleiman (Former President)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Website
Date of publication
2016-02-20
Case status
Closed
Case summary
Eva Al-Choufi has written three articles in Al-Akhbar newspaper about “Michel Suleiman's bid to buy a bank”. The articles are:
- “Michel Suleiman seeks to buy a bank”
- "Fierce competition for the Lebanese Credit Bank who will win the deal"
- "The Lebanese Accreditation Deal extending the mandate until March 12th"
So the Publications Court in Beirut, composed of President Raffoul Boustani and the two counselors Hiba Abdullah and Nadia Jadayel, issued its prima facie decision in the lawsuit filed by former President Michel Suleiman against her, Al-Akhbar newspaper and its website for the crimes of defamation and slander and false news.
About the complaint
Detained?
No
Case details
Charge
Slander and Fake news
Charged using
Bail
5000000
Sentenced?
Yes
Sentence
Al-Amin and Shoufi were convicted of misdemeanor defamation and publishing false news, each of them was fined 16 million LBP, and penalties were imposed in support of Article 205 penalties and substitution of punishment in light of the provisions of Article 254 penalties, and the defendants were required to pay 5 million LBP as a symbolic compensation to the plaintiff for damages The morale suffered, and with the obligation of Mr. Ibrahim Al-Amin to publish a summary of this ruling in “Al-Akhbar” newspaper and its website
Timeline
- publication
2016-02-20