From left to right: Nizar Saghieh, Ghida Frangié, and Ziad Itani. Photo: Legal Agenda
In an unprecedented move, the State Shura Council ruled that the Lebanese state had failed in its role as a guarantor of justice and in overseeing security services, requiring it to pay Ziad Itani reparations for the harm caused by its failures.Itani, a comedian and director, was falsely accused in November 2017 of spying for Israel. He was imprisoned for nearly 100 days, including six days marked by unbearable torture inflicted by State Security elements to force him to sign confessions.The military court before which he was tried established in 2018 that the former director of the Cybercrime Bureau, Suzanne al-Hage, and a hacker, fabricated conversations and evidence against Itani. Hage had just lost her job for retweeting an ironic message about Saudi Arabia. Another man with the name Ziad Itani shared a screenshot of her retweet, and...
In an unprecedented move, the State Shura Council ruled that the Lebanese state had failed in its role as a guarantor of justice and in overseeing security services, requiring it to pay Ziad Itani reparations for the harm caused by its failures.Itani, a comedian and director, was falsely accused in November 2017 of spying for Israel. He was imprisoned for nearly 100 days, including six days marked by unbearable torture inflicted by State Security elements to force him to sign confessions.The military court before which he was tried established in 2018 that the former director of the Cybercrime Bureau, Suzanne al-Hage, and a hacker, fabricated conversations and evidence against Itani. Hage had just lost her job for retweeting an ironic message about Saudi Arabia. Another man with the name Ziad Itani shared a screenshot of her retweet,...