US EditionFrench court orders release of Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah held since 1984
- A French court ordered the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed since 1984 for killing two diplomats, to occur on December 6 if he leaves France.
- Abdallah insists he is a "fighter" for Palestinian rights, claiming he is not a "criminal."
- The court's decision is considered a "legal and political victory" by his lawyer, while Washington opposes his release.
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France: Terrorist who murdered US and Israeli diplomats to be released
French court orders conditional release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a PFLP terrorist who has spent 40 years in prison for the 1982 killings of US military attaché Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov.
French court approves conditional release of Georges Abdallah
A French court has approved the conditional release of Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for allegedly conspiring in the assassinations of two foreign diplomats. The decision on Friday marks the eleventh request for Abdallah’s release, the National Counterterrorism Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to Agence France-Presse. However, the prosecutor’s office said it would appeal the ruling. In a statement,…
The pro-Palestinian communist activist, in prison for forty years, has just obtained a decision in favor of his request for release. The prosecutor's office appealed.
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