A view of the grand hall of the Palace of Justice in Beirut. (Credit: Claude Assaf)
Strong reactions continue to mount following the summonses issued by police on Friday, by phone, to al-Hurra's editor-in-chief Carine Abdelnour and managing editor Beshara Sharbel, ordering them to appear on June 30 and July 1.The head of the Lebanese Press Syndicate, Joseph Kosseifi, along with the Lebanese Forces (LF), condemned the action taken by the security service, stressing that matters related to journalists’ work fall under the jurisdiction of the publications court.Kosseifi issued a statement in which he expressed his “solidarity” with his colleague and fellow journalist. “On behalf of the board of the Lebanese Press Syndicate and in my own name, I reiterate the call to all journalists and media professionals to refer to Articles 28 and 29 of the publications law, and to appear only before the publications court, the sole...
Strong reactions continue to mount following the summonses issued by police on Friday, by phone, to al-Hurra's editor-in-chief Carine Abdelnour and managing editor Beshara Sharbel, ordering them to appear on June 30 and July 1.The head of the Lebanese Press Syndicate, Joseph Kosseifi, along with the Lebanese Forces (LF), condemned the action taken by the security service, stressing that matters related to journalists’ work fall under the jurisdiction of the publications court.Kosseifi issued a statement in which he expressed his “solidarity” with his colleague and fellow journalist. “On behalf of the board of the Lebanese Press Syndicate and in my own name, I reiterate the call to all journalists and media professionals to refer to Articles 28 and 29 of the publications law, and to appear only before the publications court,...
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