BEIRUT: Lebanon’s military tribunal sentenced a Lebanese merchant to death Monday on espionage charges, including assisting the Israeli army.
Bassam Abu Jawdeh was convicted of spying for the Israeli intelligence and assisting the Israeli army to defeat the Lebanese Army by providing them with information.
Military Investigative Judge Fadi Swan requested the death penalty for Abu Jawdeh, pursuant to article 274 of the penal code, which stipulates that the death penalty can be imposed if a spy’s activity has led to loss of Lebanese life, and articles 278 and 275.