29-03-2024 06:01 PM Jerusalem Timing

13 Lebanese Stricken by Media Leaks of International Tribunal File Complaint

13 Lebanese Stricken by Media Leaks of International Tribunal File Complaint

One of the several scandals which characterized the process of the International Tribunal was the media leaks that revealed the name of one of 13 Lebanese whose testimonies were recorded.

One of the several scandals which characterized the process of the International Tribunal was the media leaks that revealed the name of one of 13 Lebanese whose testimonies were recorded.Salami

Acting for them, the lawyer Rashad Salami filed a complaint to the International Tribunal, demanding the withdrawal of their testimonies from the trial files, removing the names of the plaintiffs from the list of the witnesses and preserving the rights of teh affected to ask for compensations.

In a briefing, Salami said that media leaks which were carried out by several media outlets arouses suspicions.

"The spokesperson of the Tribunal had released a statement in which he condemned these leaks," he added.

The French Le Figaro and Le Monde, the German Deir Spiegel, the Kuwaiti alseyaasah, Candian CBC TV, Israeli Ynet were among the media outlets that leaked the court's investigations which are supposed to be secret.