• Fares Al Halabi

Plaintiffs
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
Case status
Open

Case summary

Fares al-Halabi was summoned for interrogation by the General Security in Marjayoun. The summons came on the back of social media posts criticizing the security and political authorities. He was asked to sign a pledge not to be subjected again to these entities, but he refused to uphold his right to expression, and was released after about five and a half hours of investigation.

About the complaint

Date of contact
2020-06-10
Date of investigation
2020-06-10
Station name
General Directorate of State Security
Detained?
No
Request to delete content?
Required to delete
Requested to sign a pleadge
Refused signing
Contacted via
In person

Case details

Charge
Criticism of the three presidents
Sentenced?
No

Timeline

  1. contact
    2020-06-10
  2. investigation
    2020-06-10