• Micheal Chamoun

Plaintiffs
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
2020-04-14
Case status
Open

Case summary

On April 16, the activist, Michel Chamoun was arrested against the backdrop of a video in which he attacked the Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rai, asking him to free the church's funds to feed the poor under the difficult living conditions and the quarantine consequences due to the Coronavirus

About the complaint

Date of contact
2020-04-14
Date of investigation
2020-04-15
Station name
Military Intelligence in Baabda
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
1
Request to delete content?
Required to delete
Contacted via
In person

Case details

Charge
Slander and libel
Sentenced?
No

Timeline

  4. publication
    2020-04-14
  5. contact
    2020-04-14
  6. investigation
    2020-04-15
  7. detention
    2020-04-15
  8. ruling
    2020-04-16

References

  1. https://janoubia.com/2020/04/16/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B7-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84-
  2. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2918142724940934
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