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Ansar quadruple femicide: When the trial spun out of control

Judge Sami Sidqi postponed the trial until one of the defendants can be examined by a psychiatrist. But the postponement provoked the ire of the victims’ families.

Ansar quadruple femicide: When the trial spun out of control

A photo montage shared by the families of the victims of the Ansar crime, with the phrase: "In heaven." (Courtesy of the victims' family)

At 11 a.m., Room One of the criminal chamber was totally empty. In the huge hall of the Beirut Justice Palace, only a few people awaited the start of the trial for the Ansar massacre that made the headlines a year ago. This apparent lack of interest...
At 11 a.m., Room One of the criminal chamber was totally empty. In the huge hall of the Beirut Justice Palace, only a few people awaited the start of the trial for the Ansar massacre that made the headlines a year ago. This apparent lack of interest...