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Charbel El Khoury
Plaintiffs
Charbel Corbahi (Economic advisor to the President of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Twitter
Date of publication
2020-02-01
Case status
Closed
Case summary
Activist Charbel Khoury was released Monday, February 24 after Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun ordered his arrest following his refusal to delete a tweet critical of an adviser to former Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and when the adviser, economist Charbel Cordahi, withdrew his complaint amid widespread outrage from protesters
About the complaint
Date of contact
2020-02-21
Date of investigation
2020-02-24
Station name
Cybercrime bureau
Detained?
Yes
Request to delete content?
Required to delete
Requested to sign a pleadge
Refused signing
Contacted via
Phone call
Case details
القضاة
- Ghada Aoun - Executive public prosecutor - Baabda
Charge
Slander and Libel
Sentenced?
No
Timeline
- publication
2020-02-01 - contact
2020-02-21 - investigation
2020-02-24 - detention
2020-02-24 - release
2020-02-24