Judge Approves Suzanne al-Hajj Release Pending Investigation
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First Military Investigative Judge Riad Abu Ghaida approved on Tuesday the release of detained Lt. Col. Suzanne al-Hajj on bail after being accused in March of fabricating a spying for Israel case against comedian Ziad Itani.
According to the National News Agency, Abu Ghaida issued an indictment against al-Hajj referring her to the military court.
Al-Hajj’s lawyer Rashid Derbas had filed a motion for release last week.
Hajj, the former head of the Internal Security Forces anti-cyber crime bureau, had reportedly asked a hacker to fabricate a case against Itani to take revenge on him for posting a screenshot of a 'like' she had placed on a tweet by controversial TV director Charbel Khalil.
Itani was arrested in November on charges of “collaborating with Israel.” He was released on the same day that Hajj was arrested.
Al-Hajj and hacker Elie Ghabash were detained on suspicion of fabricating electronic evidence to “frame” Itani.
Media reports have said that al-Hajj and Ghabash are involved in other hacking attacks.
29 May 2018, 16:46
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Shame she was not released before the elections... She could have been today an elected MP within the FPM 'Strong Lebanon' block and nominated for a ministerial position.
30 May 2018, 11:39
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I could not answer your last commment above, Whyaskwhy, so I will do it here. You took it personally, but by "you" I meant "the Lebanese people" (at least a large part of them). They did not stick around Gibran Tueinis principles. Lots of mistakes were done. perhaps one of the biggest one was done by Hariri by not recognizing Michel Aoun/FPMs role in March 14.
Now the world community does not have the will or apetite to do anything as long as there is no fire in the house.
29 May 2018, 18:14
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Judge Approves Suzanne al-Hajj Release Pending Investigation
What investigation???!!! Was she not arrested based on the results of an investigation that proved she framed an innocent man?!
What a farce!!!
29 May 2018, 23:02
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Syria left, but you let it re-enter. Don`t expect anyone to care this time.
30 May 2018, 11:53
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So she is set free while the hacker she hired remains in jail?
What people do not understand is the corrupt justice system/military court only charged her with defamation and nothing else. Which means she will get off with minimum penalty.
