The seat of the military court, in Beirut. (Credit: NNA)
While the military court released three Hezbollah members on Monday who had been arrested only six days earlier, the military prosecutor continues to review the cases of other Hezbollah militants also detained for illegally possessing weapons and ammunition, in line with a decision adopted by the Cabinet on March 2 that explicitly bans any military activity by the party. The government commissioner to the military court, Claude Ghanem, filed charges on Wednesday and Thursday against two Hezbollah members who had been arrested earlier this week at an army checkpoint in southern Lebanon while carrying pistols and rifles. Read more Three Hezbollah supporters, arrested last week, were released on $21 bail Based on reports from preliminary investigations conducted by security services, the charges rely on Articles 72 and 76 of the law...
While the military court released three Hezbollah members on Monday who had been arrested only six days earlier, the military prosecutor continues to review the cases of other Hezbollah militants also detained for illegally possessing weapons and ammunition, in line with a decision adopted by the Cabinet on March 2 that explicitly bans any military activity by the party. The government commissioner to the military court, Claude Ghanem, filed charges on Wednesday and Thursday against two Hezbollah members who had been arrested earlier this week at an army checkpoint in southern Lebanon while carrying pistols and rifles. Read more Three Hezbollah supporters, arrested last week, were released on $21 bail Based on reports from preliminary investigations conducted by security services, the charges rely on Articles 72 and 76 of the law...
