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NGO representative interrogated and accused
Reporter: sophie
Date of incident:
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Location's classification:
Public Location
Perpetrator's Name(s) (If available):
Mlitary Intelligence officials, security forces
Text description of location:
Beirut
Detailed description of violation:
On July 25 and 26, military intelligence officials interrogated Saadeddine Shatila, the NGO Alkarama’s representative in Beirut, for more than seven hours in relation to his work documenting human rights violations in the country--specifically the information submitted in 2010 by Alkarama to the UN special rapporteur on torture concerning allegations of torture committed by military intelligence and other security forces. Shatila was accused of publishing information which could be harmful to the LAF’s reputation. The case was referred to the Military Court, and a decision to charge Shatila or drop the charges remained pending at year’s end.