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Lebanon: Amnesty Reveals Years of Arbitrary Detention
The general amnesty law in Lebanon was approved after years of political conflict, aimed at resolving some sensitive judicial cases, particularly those involving detainees who have spent more than ten years without trial. The law seeks to lift injustice from around 2,300 prisoners, including both pretrial detainees and convicted individuals, with an immediate release of about 38 people. It is also expected to lead to gradual releases of thousands more in the coming years. Amendments to the law included reducing the parole eligibility period from 14 to 12 years and tightening the conditions for release, which led to objections from some parliamentary blocs and protests from prisoners’ families. Despite popular welcome, there remains concern about some prisoners, especially Islamists, remaining behind bars—approximately 256 individuals, including 13 sentenced to death, whose sentences will also be reduced under the law. Reports emphasize that the release process depends on the speed of judicial procedures, and that the law is an important step toward achieving justice and alleviating prison overcrowding.
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