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Lebanon General Amnesty Law and Pending Cases
This legal opinion concerns the case of Ahmed Al-Asir and the possibility of his benefiting from Law No. 70/2026 on general amnesty in Lebanon, following the Constitutional Council's decision No. 12 issued on October 12, 2026. It focuses on determining the extent to which Al-Asir can benefit from the amnesty or have his sentence reduced, considering the law's exceptions related to murder and terrorism crimes, as well as the influence of previous judicial rulings, especially the death sentence issued against him in 2017, which was later overturned. The opinion also clarifies that the application of the amnesty law or sentencing reduction requires verification of the final legal classification of the crimes and the settled status of the judicial case; previous decisions or rulings cannot be automatically relied upon. It concludes that the outcome of the final judicial decision will precisely determine his eligibility for amnesty or sentence reduction, and that the application of the laws depends on a specific legal case, not journalistic assumptions.
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