Shiite Cleric Gets 5 Years Hard Labor on Charges of Spying for Israel
The Military Court on Monday sentenced Shiite cleric Sheikh Hasan Msheimesh to five years hard labor on charges of collaboration with Israel, state-run National News Agency reported.
The Lebanese judiciary had indicted Msheimesh with spying for Israel on October 19, 2011.
He was accused of passing on information to Israel in return for sums of money.
Syrian authorities had arrested Msheimesh, who is known for his anti-Hizbullah views, in July 2010, after receiving a tip-off from Lebanese security agencies. He was later extradited to Lebanon.
The cleric's son Rida Msheimesh has claimed that the case is “politicized,” accusing Hizbullah of framing his father in retaliation for his public criticism of the party.
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