“Israeli”-allied militia spy chief sentenced to death

The former head of the militia’s intelligence wing in Bint Jbeil has been sentenced to death by the Military Tribunal for working against the resistance.
Kamal Fayyad, who fled Lebanon when “Israel” ended its occupation of the south last May, was convicted in absentia of “weaving intrigues” for the ““Israeli” enemy and its agents” and providing them with information about the resistance.
Fayyad, who has moved to the US state of Michigan, was reportedly badly beaten in January by Lebanese seeking revenge for his activities in the South.
In sentences handed down late Friday and posted on a noticeboard Saturday, the court meted out prison terms ranging from six months to 15 years to 23 collaborators.
The court also imposed fines of LL400,000 on most of the defendants. A woman who visited “Israel” received a sentence of one month in prison and a fine of LL1 million.
The court, whose verdicts cannot be appealed, has sentenced more than 2,300 people to jail terms of up to 25 years since “Israel’s” withdrawal from Lebanon. Hundreds more are awaiting trial.
At least 18 collaborators have been sentenced to death in absentia for killing resistance fighters.

 The Daily Star, 2-4-2001