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French Court Orders Release of Lebanese Activist After 41 Years in Prison

FRANCE, JUL 16 – French court granted conditional release to Georges Abdallah after nearly 40 years, ordering his deportation to Lebanon amid U.S. opposition and ongoing political controversy.

  • A French appeals court ordered the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who was imprisoned for 40 years for the murders of two diplomats.
  • Abdallah, 74, will be freed on July 25, on the condition that he leaves France and does not return.
  • The court deemed his detention 'disproportionate' and stated he no longer poses a danger to the public.
  • Lebanese authorities expressed satisfaction with the decision and confirmed arrangements for Abdallah's return to Lebanon.
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Sentenced to perpetuity, the former pro-Palestinian militant Lebanese had been freed for more than 25 years. ...

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France court orders release of Lebanese militant after 40 years in jail

A French appeals court Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats.

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In addition, the campaign »Peaceable instead of fit for action. For a Europe without medium-range weapons!« criticized the planned purchase of the mobile start system »Typhon« by the Federal Government.

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After more than forty years behind bars in France, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah will finally be released.

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The 74-year-old Lebanese had been sentenced to life imprisonment for participating in the murder of two diplomats. A Paris Court of Appeal now finds that he is no longer a danger.

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