Judge Issues Search Warrant against Jazeera Journalist Faysal al-Qassem
Judge Charbel Abou Samra issued a search and investigation warrant against al-Jazeera TV journalist Faysal al-Qassem for insulting the Lebanese army, the state-run National News Agency reported on Wednesday.
In September, al-Qassem had insulted the Lebanese soldiers through a tweet he shared on his Twitter account, which provoked the anger of many people online.
The tweet angered a group of youths under the title Omega Team who stormed the al-Jazeera television office in Beirut and denounced what was issued by it about the army. They demanded an apology to be pretested by the TV.
The protesters carried placards with slogans against al-Jazeera television and al-Qassem and carried the flag of the Lebanese army.
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