This time the accused is a popular singer, Fadel Shaker. He had already been tried in absentia. Excerpt from this report from LBCI:
The four absentia convictions against Chaker include the 2013 Aabra events. The judicial body annulled charges of direct participation in the killing of Lebanese army officers and personnel but convicted him of involvement in murder and terrorist acts, sentencing him to 15 years of hard labor.
In another case, Chaker was sentenced to five years for harming Lebanon’s relations with another state and inciting sectarianism. He received a seven-year sentence for money laundering aimed at financing terrorist acts.
The fourth case resulted in a 15-year sentence for involvement in terrorism through providing logistical support.
Human rights jurisprudence strongly disfavors the trial of civilians in military courts.
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