US EditionSUNDAY SCREENING: Fedayin, the Fight of Georges Abdallah
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republicain-lorrain.frAfter 40 years in prison, one of France's longest-serving inmates is due to be released from prison on July 25, following the acceptance of yet another request for conditional release. The public prosecutor's office has appealed the decision.
Georges Abdallah, a pro-Palestinian communist activist of Lebanese origin, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for complicity in the murder of two diplomats.
In a statement, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office points out a decision "not in accordance with the jurisprudence" after the release of the man announced last week. This will not prevent him from coming out on Friday.
On Monday, 21 July, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office stated that it had filed an appeal in cassation against the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese activist Georges Abdallah. This request will not prevent him from leaving his French prison on Friday to return to Lebanon.
After 40 years in prison, one of France's longest-serving inmates is due to be released from prison on July 25, following the acceptance of yet another request for conditional release. The public prosecutor's office has appealed the decision.
After more than four decades of detention, the French State has ordered the release of Georges Abdallah, a Lebanese citizen and a prominent figure in the Palestinian solidarity movement. His release is scheduled for July 25, 2025, following years of pressure from international human rights organizations, political and social sectors of various countries. Abdallah was arrested in 1984 in Lyon and, in 1987, sentenced to life imprisonment for his a…
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