• Michel Douaihy

Plaintiffs
Abbas Ibrahim (Director General of the General Security Major General)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
2015-08-16
Case status
Closed

Case summary

The Lebanese General Security has filed a lawsuit against the political activist in the March 14 forces, Michel Douaihy, who criticized and attacked on his private page on the social media on August 16 2015, the failure of the Lebanese General Security in many files in exchange for their only success in arresting Ahmed Al-Asir. Al-Douaihy was summoned to the investigation on September 28 2015, and he was detained in the Seraya of Tripoli and then transferred to Al-Qubba prison, until yesterday, when he was released after he was fined 300,000 Lebanese pounds for the offense of slander and defamation.

About the complaint

Date of contact
2015-09-28
Date of investigation
2015-09-28
Station name
سرايا طرابلس
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
10
Requested to sign a pleadge
No
Contacted via
In person

Case details

القضاة
  • Raffoul Al Bustani - Executive public prosecutor - West Bekaa
Charge
Stimulating sectarian and sectarian strife
Bail
300000
Sentenced?
Yes
Sentence
A fine of 300,000 Lebanese pounds for the offense of slander and defamation, acquitting him of the rest of the charges and being satisfied with the period of arrest

Timeline

  1. publication
    2015-08-16
  2. contact
    2015-09-28
  3. investigation
    2015-09-28
  4. detention
    2015-09-28
  5. release
    2015-10-07