Judge Demands Death Penalty for Tareq Yatim
Beirut Examining Magistrate George Rizk demanded on Thursday a death penalty against Tareq Yatim for stabbing and killing a man, and a jail sentence against Lina Haidar for helping the fugitive.
An arrest warrant was issued in July against Yatim for stabbing to death George al-Rif over a traffic dispute, in a case that shocked the country after a graphic video of the incident went viral on social media.
Haidar was detained then and interrogated.
Yatim had dealt al-Rif several stabs in Beirut's neighborhood of Ashrafieh after a long car chase that started on the airport road after the two got into a right of way dispute.
Some media reports said Yatim was under the influence of drugs when he committed the crime.
According to reports, the man has a long criminal record.
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Source: Naharnet
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