Tribunal sentences 26th collaborators group

The Military Tribunal issued prison sentences on Thursday ranging from three weeks to two years against 10 former “Israeli”-proxy harges of collaboration with “Israel”.
Among those tried were Ali Rida and Youssef Hashem, who were sentenced in absentia to 15 years of hard labor. Defendants were also fined sums ranging from LL400,000 to LL1 million.
Hashem is the brother of the Aql Hashem, the militia’s mander who was killed by Hizbullah on Jan. 30.
The court acquitted Diana Nasser, who worked for the militia’s radio station, on charges of entering “Israel”.
This was the 26th batch of collaborators to appear before the court.

The Daily Star, 8-9-2000.