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Feb
2014
Sayyed files lawsuit against Le Figaro journalist
BEIRUT: Former General Security head Jamil al-Sayyed’s lawyer has filed a lawsuit against a French journalist for writing an article that he said contained “fabrications and slander and libel” about him, a statement said Tuesday. French newspaper Le Figaro reported Monday that the Marshall Islands had nominated Sayyed to become their envoy to UNESCO, adding that “thanks to the diplomatic immunity that would be available to him, the former spymaster would avoid possible prosecution by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.” But Sayyed accused the reporter behind the article of lying. “Maj. Gen. Jamil al-Sayyed’s lawyer Akram Azouri has filed a…
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