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Pro-Hezbollah journalists summoned over anti-Aoun remarks

Pro-Hezbollah journalist Hassan Olleik said Friday he will not appear before criminal investigators, after he was summoned by the Central Criminal Investigation Department, over a video he posted on his platform, al-Mahatta, in which he criticized President Joseph Aoun.

Olleik accused Aoun of purchasing from Serbia defective arms for the army under his command before being elected for presidency.

In a post on the X platform, Olleik said he will not appear before the criminal investigators and that as a journalist, he should only be tried before the Publications Court.

Ali Berro, another pro-Hezbollah journalist and social media influencer, was also summoned by Prosecutor General Jamal al-Hajjar for attacking Aoun in a social media video recorded near the Baabda Palace.

Source: Naharnet


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