• Assaad Thebian

Plaintiffs
Elias Akl (Lawyer) Charbel Samaan (Lawyer)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
Case status
Open

Case summary

An organized campaign began against activist Asaad Thebian, against the backdrop of his satirical comments on religious rituals and events celebrated by Christianity, dating back to the years 2013 and 2014, on his Facebook page. This campaign began with the publication of the "Free Patriotic Movement" website, an article entitled "The Mask Fell? With Pictures: Asaad Thebian offends the Christian Faith." Lawyers Charbel Samaan and Elias Aql had filed a case before the Public Prosecution, based on articles 473 and 474 misdemeanors, on charges of blasphemy and insulting religious rites.

About the complaint

Date of investigation
2019-10-15
Station name
Cybercrime bureau
Detained?
No
Request to delete content?
No
Requested to sign a pleadge
Yes
Contacted via
Phone call

Case details

Charge
Contempt of religions
Sentenced?
Postponed

Timeline

  1. hearing
    2019-05-20
  2. investigation
    2019-10-15