Lebanon Charges 10 More With Spying For Israel
Lebanon”s military prosecutor charged 10 more suspects on Wednesday with spying for Israel, continuing a crackdown on spy rings that has now seen a total of 68 people charged.
"They are accused of collaborating with the Israeli enemy for money and giving it information about civilian and military outposts," a judicial official said.
Forty of those charged are currently in custody, including a retired general and a policeman. Those detained are 37 Lebanese citizens, two Palestinians and an Egyptian.
Lebanon remains at a state of war with Israel and convicted spies face a possible life prison term with hard labour or the death penalty if found guilty of contributing to Lebanese loss of life.
The charges come just days after Sunday”s election which saw a Western-backed alliance take 71 of the 128 seats in parliament, defeating a rival bloc led by Hizbullah.