Lebanon indicts general over espionage

Mon Jan 3, 2011

A Lebanese military judge has issued an indictment, urging the death penalty for a retired Lebanese army general for allegedly spying on his country.

Judge Riad Abu Ghida called for the death sentence on Monday against Colonel Antoine Abu Jawudeh, who was charged with spying for "the Israeli enemy," Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported.

General Abu Jawudeh, who was arrested last August, is accused of having spied for Israel since 2006.

The colonel is also accused of having met with agents of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad to supply information on Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and the army in exchange for money.

Last month, a military judge issued arrest warrants for five Lebanese citizens for providing Israel with information on Hezbollah.

More than 100 people in Lebanon have been arrested on suspicion of espionage for Israel since April 2009, including army personnel and telecoms employees.

Five people have so far been condemned to death for espionage but none of the sentences has been carried out.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/158500.html.