Lebanese Judiciary
PSP-LDP Tensions Simmer Following Qabr Shamoun Case
Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan stressed on his resolve for the Qabr Shamoun case to be referred to the Higher Judicial Council so that justice takes its course.
Inspection Authority Requests Suspension of Top Military Prosecutor
Military Court of Cassation Appeals Verdict in ISF Officer's Case
Judge Issues Arrest Warrant Against Bechara Asmar
Resigned head of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, Bechara Asmar, on Tuesday appeared before Beirut's Investigative Judge George Rizk to give his testimony as part of the contempt and defamation lawsuits pressed against him. Before beginning a press conference last week, Asmar was heard mocking late Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir, one day after he was laid to rest, being unaware that his microphone was already turned on.
Bechara Asmar Arrested over Leaked Video
Voice of Lebanon Radio Host Appears in Court in Media Freedom Case
Rizk Condemns Campaign Against Journalists
As Lebanon's journalists and media figures are being targeted by a suppression campaign whose latest victims are Voice of Lebanon radio host Nawal Lichaa Abboud and Kataeb website writer Sonia Rizk, the latter wondered if the journalist nowadays becomes immediately subject to prosecution just by relaying somebody else's positions.
Voice of Lebanon: Turning Just Questions into Muzzling Sword Will Not Go Unnoticed
Lebanese University President Files Lawsuit Against Voice of Lebanon Radio Host

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