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Lebanese justice minister Ashraf Rifi resigns

Lebanese justice minister Ashraf Rifi resigns

Lebanese justice minister resigns, citing reasons related to Michel Samaha not being put on trial.

Lebanon’s justice minister Ashraf Rifi resigned on Sunday, citing reasons related to former minister Michel Samaha being freed on bail last month and not being brought to trial, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.

Rifi also cited “unacceptable practices” being carried out by Lebanese Shiite movement…

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Michel Samaha, a stranger in his homeland

Michel Samaha, a stranger in his homeland

Nayla Tueni

By : Nayla Tueni

Lebanese ex-minister Michel Samaha, who was recently released from jail, is a murderer who betrayed his country and people to serve the criminal Syrian regime. Releasing him before serving his full sentence of four and a half years does not exonerate him or restore his dignity. His statement that he will return to politics is just arrogance, which he has always been…

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Lebanese ex-minister, jailed over Syria plot, is released on bail

Lebanese ex-minister, jailed over Syria plot, is released on bail

This picture taken in June 2003 shows former Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha

A former Lebanese minister who is close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was released on bail on Thursday after serving a jail term for smuggling explosives into Lebanon from Syria and planning attacks, the national news agency said.

Former Information Minister Michel Samaha was sentenced to 4 and a half…

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Lebanese ex-minister Michel Samaha to be retried over Syria plot

Lebanese ex-minister Michel Samaha to be retried over Syria plot

The sentencing of Michel Samaha, who is close to the Syrian government, drew harsh criticism from Lebanese politicians.

A Lebanese judge ordered a retrial of a former minister on Monday who was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison last week for smuggling explosives into Lebanon from Syria and planning terrorist attacks.

The sentencing of Michel Samaha, who is close to the Syrian government, drew…

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The trial of a former Lebanese minister accused of plotting attacks and transporting explosives has been postponed to December 5, a judicial source told AFP on Friday. Michel Samaha was due to face a military court on Friday but the judge, Brigadier General Khalil Ibrahim, postponed the hearing because the ex-minister's alleged co-conspirator, Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk, was absent. We had handed the arrest warrant to Libanpost (Lebanon's postal service) but the company told us they could not deliver the letter because of the situation in Syria," the source said. Mamluk -- one of Syria's most senior security officials -- is believed to be in Syria. Source: AFP