5 Men Charged with Involvement in Illegal Internet Case
Military judge Rahif Ramadan charged five detainees in connection with the illegal internet network in Barouk.
State-run National News Agency said among the convicted men was the internet owner James F.
The other men were identified as Walid A., Nadime J., Fadi F., and telecoms ministry employee Hagop T.
A sixth suspect, identified as Mohammed H. remains at large, NNA said.
Judge Ramadan convicted James, Walid and Nadime of buying Israeli-made equipment with their knowledge and illegally bringing them into Lebanon, installing the internet station in Barouk and connecting it with transmitters inside Israeli-occupied territory.
They were also charged with selling internet services inside Lebanon.