LEBANON: Ex-SLA militiamen sentenced to death

The Military Tribunal, headed by Brigadier Maher Safieddine, sentenced 2 former South Lebanon Army militiamen to death in absentia.

 The death sentence was handed down against Hassib Farhat and Sami Ghazal, both former members of Israel's proxy militia during its occupation of the South. Mohammed Imad was also sentenced in absentia to 15 years hard labor on charges of enlisting in the SLA and dealing with the enemy. The tribunal has delivered hard labor sentences ranging from 6 months to 15 years on 11 other former SLA members after finding them guilty of enlisting in the enemys forces.

 Ghada Yassin was also sentenced in absentia to 2 years imprisonment and charged a LL2 million fine for entering Israel.