Lebanese judicial officials say a judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Lebanese American who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades.
The officials said acting military investigative judge Najat Abu Shakra on Tuesday postponed the questioning of Amer Fakhoury at the Military Court in Beirut pending permission from Lebanon's Bar Association for an American lawyer who came to attend the questioning.
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Lebanese judicial officials say a judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Lebanese American who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades.
Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the U.S. earlier this month.
A protester chants slogans as he holds a placard in Arabic that reads, "the independence of justice is when the judiciary is independent from American political and security pressures," during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a placard in Arabic that reads, "no to American intervention in the Lebanese judiciary," during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison chants slogans during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a mock gallows during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Lebanese Army soldiers stand guard outside the military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the U.S. earlier this month.
He had worked as a senior warden at the Khiam Prison in southern Lebanon that was run by an Israeli-backed militia.
Lebanon and Israel have been officially at war since Israel's creation in 1948.
Former inmates of Khiam prison hold placards in Arabic that read, "who listens to the American administration and the Israeli enemy. He is an agent," left, and "the independence of justice is when the judiciary is independent from American political and security pressures," right, during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A protester chants slogans as he holds a placard in Arabic that reads, "the independence of justice is when the judiciary is independent from American political and security pressures," during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a placard in Arabic that reads, "no to American intervention in the Lebanese judiciary," during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison chants slogans during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a mock gallows during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Fakhoury was detained after returning to his native Lebanon from the United States earlier this month. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)