Sakhr Hachem, the lawyer of former minister #MichelSamaha, announced that his client was released from jail today after completing his 13-year sentence (as #Lebanon’s prison year is nine months long)
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for the crime of transporting explosives from #Syria to #Lebanon and planning to use them for terrorist acts and the assassination of political figures who pose a threat to the #SyrianRegime.
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Hachem said that Samaha is in good health, “he went home and is currently having lunch.”
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He stressed that his client is stripped of his civil rights: he is excluded from all jobs, public service and salaries he receives from the state,
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he cannot be hired in the administration of any sect or syndicate, he cannot run or vote in elections, and cannot own any media outlet or publish in it.
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Samaha, along with the head of the Syrian National Security Bureau Ali Mamlouk, was convicted for transporting explosions and plotting to carry out acts of sabotage in Lebanon that undermine civil peace.
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He was caught red-handed on August 9, 2012 through videos and recordings that show him transporting explosives from the trunk of his car, which were leaked by Milad Kfoury, an informant for the #ISF’s Information Branch.
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In the videos, Samaha spoke at length of the areas and the people who should be targeted, as he ate cactus fruit (or prickly pear), which is usually harvested between July and August.
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