• Kamal Khadaj

Plaintiffs
Ghada Aoun (public prosecutor)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Facebook
Date of publication
Case status
Open

Case summary

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Army Intelligence arrested Kamal Khadaj after being summoned the day before on charges of "insulting and defaming the President of the Republic," on the back of a Facebook and Twitter post criticizing President Michel Aoun.

About the complaint

Date of contact
2019-10-03
Date of investigation
2019-10-03
Station name
Army Intelligence
Detained?
Yes
Detention length (days)
13
Contacted via
Phone call

Case details

Charge
Insult and contempt of the President of the Republic

Timeline

  1. contact
    2019-10-03
  2. investigation
    2019-10-03
  3. detention
    2019-10-03
  4. release
    2019-10-16