Hard labor demanded for collaborators

Military Chief Investigating Magistrate Riad Talih demanded a minimum of three years imprisonment with hard labor on Thursday for 14 men accused of collaborating with “Israel”.
The men were charged with entering “Israel” and serving in the now-defunct “Israeli”-proxy militia.
The defendants include militia’s artillery gunners, a policeman from the Khiam detention center and a tank commander.
Five defendants were sentenced to three weeks in jail and each fined LL1 million ($670) for entering “Israel”, the court said in a judgment posted on its bulletin board.
Four other defendants were fined LL500,000 for entering “Israel”.
Warrants were also issued for the arrest of 10 former members.
Lebanon, which is technically at war with “Israel”, prohibits any dealings or contacts with the Jewish state.
More than 1,100 “Israeli” agents have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 15 years since the “Israeli” withdrawal.

The Daily Star, 20-10-2000.