Judge Disregards Defense Allegations in Samaha's Case
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr decided to disregard allegations that tape recordings presented as evidence to the court in the case of former Minister Michel Samaha are forged, the state-run National News Agency said on Monday.
Samaha's defense team had presented claims to the Military Court of Cassation that tape recordings in the case were fake.
Judge Toni Lattouf had referred the claims to Saqr who decided to disregard it for lack of criminal evidence.
On Friday, Lebanon’s Military Tribunal set the tenth of December as a final date to kick start the trial of Samaha, arrested in August 2014, accusing the former minister’s defense team of stalling the court’s progression under different excuses.
Samaha had been charged with transporting explosives in his car from Syria into Lebanon with the aim of staging bombings and assassinating Lebanese officials and religious figures at the behest of Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk.
Source: Naharnet
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