BEIRUT: A military court sentenced Wednesday 31 Lebanese citizens and a Palestinian to 15 years in prison for collaborating with Israel and acquiring Israeli citizenship, a judicial source said.
All 32, including a dozen women, were sentenced in absentia as all had left Lebanon for Israel in 2000 when the Israli Army evacuated all its troops from the country ending a 22-year occupation, the source said.
There were no further details and it was not clear if those sentenced were charged with collaborating with Israel during its occupation of Lebanon.
More than 100 people have been arrested on suspicion of espionage since April 2009, including telecom employees, members of the security forces and active duty troops.
More than 100 people have been arrested on suspicion of espionage since April 2009, including telecom employees, members of the security forces and active duty troops.
Five of those tried have been sentenced to death for spying for Israel’s Mossad overseas intelligence service.
Lebanon and Israel remain technically in a state of war, and convicted spies face life in prison with hard labor or the death penalty if found guilty of contributing to Lebanese loss of life. –AFP
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