Convicted Israeli spy Fayez Karam released after 9 months in jail

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Former Brigadier General Fayez Karam was released from military prison, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the National News Agency. Karam, a senior member of Michel Aoun’s political party, was arrested by the Police Intelligence Bureau arrested in August 2010 on suspicion of spying for Israel. Upon release, he headed to Rabieh where he will meet with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun.

In September 2011, the permanent military court had sentenced Karam, 63, to three years in jail. However, it reduced the sentence to two years with hard labor with his civil and political rights being stripped. Parliament approved in March the reduction of the prison year to nine months.

More than 100 people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Israeli Mossad since April 2009, including members of the security forces and telecom employees.

Several have since been sentenced to death, including one found guilty of aiding Israel during its devastating 2006 war with Hezbollah.

The report added that “a convoy of cars” entered the military prison near the Ministry of Defense and that Karam “will be moved to his home in Zghorta.”

However, before arriving in Zghorta, Karam told reporters that he would meet with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun in Rabieh. He added that his imprisonment was “political.”

Karam, a member of the FPM, was arrested in 2010. He was the first political figure to be detained in Lebanon as part of probe launched in 2009 into Israeli spy networks.

Now Lebanon, Naharnet

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20 responses to “Convicted Israeli spy Fayez Karam released after 9 months in jail”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    And of course, we have all seen all the evidence and the trial transcripts.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    And of course, we have all seen all the evidence and the trial transcripts.

  3. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    haha you would be in jail for 2 years if you’re cought smoking hashish in lebanon, but only 9 months for spying to israel. The joke of the middle east they should call it!

    1. Hannibal Avatar
      Hannibal

      It’s time to use the mekenseh… This is disgusting! I wonder what Aoun has promised Hezbollah in return. I thought HA’s existence was on fighting Israel. Band of liars yellow and orange liars I must add.
      For Dab,
      Hezbollah allo zioniste escapest from prison… Hezbollah turn in to zioniste amoure mio… lol

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        careful hannibal, dab will boom boom you

        1. Hannibal Avatar
          Hannibal

          Dab speechles mr. Dab confus hezbolla behave zioniste… Dab boom boom hezbolla… Dab changed to salafist mor honor… lol

  4. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    haha you would be in jail for 2 years if you’re cought smoking hashish in lebanon, but only 9 months for spying to israel. The joke of the middle east they should call it!

    1. It’s time to use the mekenseh… This is disgusting! I wonder what Aoun has promised Hezbollah in return. I thought HA’s existence was on fighting Israel. Band of liars yellow and orange liars I must add.
      For Dab,
      Hezbollah allo zioniste escapest from prison… Hezbollah turn in to zioniste amoure mio… lol

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        careful hannibal, dab will boom boom you

        1. Dab speechles mr. Dab confus hezbolla behave zioniste… Dab boom boom hezbolla… Dab changed to salafist mor honor… lol

  5. rossoferrari Avatar
    rossoferrari

    Another fact of Lebanon’s unfair practices. Unfortunately, the judicial system is manipulated by those in power. Again, if karam was a poor man with no affiliation to h/a or aoun he would have died in prison without anyone mentioning him or his name. The Lebanese deserve what they are getting because they are bought and sold on a daily basis. They follow the trail of money and they forget the morals and ethics of democracy. Recently a man was put in jail for 9 months, because of a fender bender with a h/a follower. The allegations were that the driver (poor taxi driver with no affiliation to any political bloc) intended to crash and kill the other. After kissing many asses, paying off few lawyers and court employees, the man was released pending court judgement at a later day. Meanwhile the poor man lost his income and business and he is 9 month behind on his rent. Where is aoun to defend this innocent man!!!!!

  6. rossoferrari Avatar
    rossoferrari

    Another fact of Lebanon’s unfair practices. Unfortunately, the judicial system is manipulated by those in power. Again, if karam was a poor man with no affiliation to h/a or aoun he would have died in prison without anyone mentioning him or his name. The Lebanese deserve what they are getting because they are bought and sold on a daily basis. They follow the trail of money and they forget the morals and ethics of democracy. Recently a man was put in jail for 9 months, because of a fender bender with a h/a follower. The allegations were that the driver (poor taxi driver with no affiliation to any political bloc) intended to crash and kill the other. After kissing many asses, paying off few lawyers and court employees, the man was released pending court judgement at a later day. Meanwhile the poor man lost his income and business and he is 9 month behind on his rent. Where is aoun to defend this innocent man!!!!!

  7. plomca Avatar

    Two years for the charge of spying for Israel? That is two more years than those who have spied for Syria and Iran in Lebanon.

  8. plomca Avatar

    Two years for the charge of spying for Israel? That is two more years than those who have spied for Syria and Iran in Lebanon.

  9. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    ¨The laws are silent in the midst of arms ¨, Cicero.¨

  10. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    ¨The laws are silent in the midst of arms ¨, Cicero.¨

  11. yazidi Avatar

    this prove that this moqawshit cabinet is a fraud and its made of axis of evil faqihi irani race scum….
    thats make me say……go to hell mr nasarshytan with all your race deceivers thugs…
     

  12. yazidi Avatar

    this prove that this moqawshit cabinet is a fraud and its made of axis of evil faqihi irani race scum….
    thats make me say……go to hell mr nasarshytan with all your race deceivers thugs…
     

  13. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    this is a dark point in lebanese history.

    a total shame!

    tfehh 3ala hek 7oukoumeh if it respects itself.

  14. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    this is a dark point in lebanese history.

    a total shame!

    tfehh 3ala hek 7oukoumeh if it respects itself.

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