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Boussoul appeals amnesty law at Constitutional Council
Lebanese Forces Opposition Leader Gebran Bassil has filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Council challenging the general pardon law, expressing concerns about its implementation and legal framework. He emphasized that the constitution stipulates that pardons should be granted only in specific cases, and warned that exploiting the law to free criminals from prosecution threatens justice and the victims—particularly members of the military and nearly one hundred Islamic detainees who have yet to be tried. Bassil also reiterated that defending the military institution is his duty, and that sectarian rhetoric worsens the crisis. He pointed out that most of the martyrs were Sunnis, and that former officials should have addressed the legal shortcomings. His bloc intends to amend the legislation so that it only applies to a limited number of detained Islamists, warning that the current law risks turning into a pardon for corruption crimes, all within the context of a legal and political dispute over the implementation of the pardon and victims’ rights.
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