Military Court Postpones Looking into Harb's Assassination Case
The Military Court announced postponing looking into the assassination attempt of Batroun MP Butros Harb until November 29, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday.
"The Court repeated its call for the accused Mahmoud al-Hayek to appear before the investigative bodies,” the NNA added.
Security forces and legal experts said in July 2012 that al-Hayek rejects to appear in court because he is a member of Hizbullah’s security apparatus.
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr asked back in March for a sentence of life in prison with hard labor for al-Hayek in the attempted assassination of Harb.
Military Examining Magistrate Judge Fadi Sawan had issued in February an in absentia arrest warrant for the suspect.
Harb, a March 14 opposition lawmaker, escaped the assassination bid in July 2012 after residents of a building in which his office is located in the Beirut district of Badaro discovered individuals trying to booby-trap the elevator.
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