Judge Disregards Defense Allegations in Samaha's Case
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr decided to disregard allegations that tape recordings presented as evidence to the court in the case of former Minister Michel Samaha are forged, the state-run National News Agency said on Monday.
Samaha's defense team had presented claims to the Military Court of Cassation that tape recordings in the case were fake.
Judge Toni Lattouf had referred the claims to Saqr who decided to disregard it for lack of criminal evidence.
On Friday, Lebanon’s Military Tribunal set the tenth of December as a final date to kick start the trial of Samaha, arrested in August 2014, accusing the former minister’s defense team of stalling the court’s progression under different excuses.
Samaha had been charged with transporting explosives in his car from Syria into Lebanon with the aim of staging bombings and assassinating Lebanese officials and religious figures at the behest of Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk.
over 9 years
Smaha, Mamlouk, Nassrallah and General Aoun are the only 4 world leaders working for Lebanon's benefit at the moment.... the rest pfffft.
over 9 years
Another naharnet approved troll, fully supported by naharnet team to troll under registered names as guests to troll & distort.
well done to the naharnet team for such a professional site.
You set the standard for allowing trolling & misuse of your legit members by a few paid naharnet shills.
over 9 years
well said bro, i've noticed
over 9 years
nice to see you again roar
over 9 years
hi roar bro, longtime no see? busy trolling?
over 9 years
well put
over 9 years
Hang him.
over 9 years
This case is far worse than the OJ case. I hope they never allow him to see the light again.
over 9 years
please can someone explain to me the meaning of the prefix ex, like "in samaha the ex-falangist", my bee2a hadinat "brain" cannot understand the meaning, thanks.
over 9 years
Zing!! HAHA
Fares Karam is adored by M14 and not a Aounist while Michel Samaha is a Falangist HAHAHA.. floored 'em!!!
I can smell a fellow graduate of the "Jihadist cum Resistance media Cleverness Academy" located in the basement of the Imam Ali Husseiniya, we have a distinctive smell (as Sheikh Naiim always said we'll all be in trouble in the Zionists invent a smell seeking missile lol)!!
PS: Fayez Karam suffered from a deadly disease known to infect most long term and high FPM officials, he's not married to a Michel Aoun daughter!
Hang him.