William Noun after his interrogation, on Aug. 19, 2025. (Credit: Claude Assaf)
Summoned by the criminal police upon the instructions of Assistant Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation, Sabbouh Sleiman, following a legal complaint filed by lawyer Ali Hassan Ibrahim, William Noun, the brother of a victim of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosion, was heard for two hours on Tuesday. Noun was released with a proof of residence at the order of Judge Sleiman. Read more William Noun targeted with legal complaint The plaintiff, who is clearly close to Hezbollah, said in his complaint that Noun expressed “dangerous empathy with the Israeli enemy” during his speech on the fifth commemoration of the blast.In a video of his speech, Noun addressed participants at the commemoration rally who were chanting “Hezbollah is a terrorist organization,” saying, “there is no one left from Hezbollah.” According to the...
Summoned by the criminal police upon the instructions of Assistant Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation, Sabbouh Sleiman, following a legal complaint filed by lawyer Ali Hassan Ibrahim, William Noun, the brother of a victim of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosion, was heard for two hours on Tuesday. Noun was released with a proof of residence at the order of Judge Sleiman. Read more William Noun targeted with legal complaint The plaintiff, who is clearly close to Hezbollah, said in his complaint that Noun expressed “dangerous empathy with the Israeli enemy” during his speech on the fifth commemoration of the blast.In a video of his speech, Noun addressed participants at the commemoration rally who were chanting “Hezbollah is a terrorist organization,” saying, “there is no one left from Hezbollah.” According to...
