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Mohamad Nazzal
Plaintiffs
(Supreme Judicial Council)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
Case status
Pending appeal or objection
Case summary
On 9/21/2015, the Single Criminal Judge in Beirut, Ghassan Tanios Al-Khoury, issued a verdict in absentia against Mohamad Nazzal, Imprisonment for 6 months and fining him one million Lebanese pounds “after combining penalties and adopting the most severe penalties”, on the background of “Post” which he published two years ago on his private page on «Facebook» criticizing the judiciary.
Judge Khoury based his ruling on articles 386/2 and 388/2 penalties, which are the two articles related to the offense of defamation and defamation according to the Lebanese Penal Code.
Nazzal questioned the reason for his trial in absentia without informing him of the date of the sessions.
About the complaint
Date of contact
2013-11-27
Date of investigation
2013-11-27
Detained?
No
Request to delete content?
No
Requested to sign a pleadge
No
Case details
القضاة
- Ghassan Tanios Al - Khoury - Executive public prosecutor - Beirut
Charge
Criticism of the judiciary
Charged using
Bail
1000000
Sentenced?
Yes
Sentence
Imprisonment for 6 months and fined 1 million Lebanese pounds
In absentia?
Yes
Timeline
- contact
2013-11-27 - investigation
2013-11-27 - ruling
2015-10-05