Karma
Khayat
Reuters, 18/09 13:40 CET
By Yoruk Bahceli
THE HAGUE
(Reuters) – An international court in The Hague on Friday found that a
Lebanese journalist had exposed witnesses in the 2005 assassination of
former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and defied a court order to remove
the material from a website.
But the Special Tribunal for Lebanon acquitted Karma
Khayat of interfering with the course of justice. Al-Jadeed, her TV
station, was found not liable on both counts.
Khayat, who accuses the tribunal of gagging the free
press, will be sentenced on Sept. 28. She could face a fine of 100,000
euros and seven years in prison for contempt of court – though this
would be an unusually lengthy term for an international court.
Judge Nicola Lettieri said that there was no evidence
that identifying the witnesses had undermined public confidence in the
tribunal, but said Khayat should have taken the material down when
ordered to do so.
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Source: Euronews
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