• Ahmed Hamwi
  • Zaid Al Madani

Plaintiffs
Country
Lebanon
Platform
WhatsApp
Date of publication
Case status
Open

Case summary

Each of the two young men, Ahmed Hamwi and Zaid Al-Madani, have been arrested for having videos in their phone that ridicule Bassil, Former Foreign Minister, and the President of the Republic, and after a day, they released and confiscated their phone to the cybercrime bureau to complete the investigation.

About the complaint

Date of investigation
2020-02-20
Station name
Cybercrime bureau
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
1
Contacted via
In person

Case details

Charge
The mockery of the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, and the Former Minister, Gibran Bassil
Sentenced?
No

Timeline

  1. investigation
    2020-02-20
  2. detention
    2020-02-20
  3. release
    2020-02-21