By AFP
BEIRUT - A military judge on Monday called for the death sentence against a retired army brigadier general accused of spying for Israel, a judicial source said.
Judge Riad Abu Ghida said Antoine Abu Jawudeh, who was arrested last August, should face the death sentence for "collaboration with the Israeli enemy," the source told AFP.
The retired officer is accused of having spying for Israel since 2006 and of having met abroad with agents of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad to supply information on Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and the army in exchange for money.
If the judge finds that his collaboration resulted in a death, Abu Jawudeh can be condemned to death.
More than 100 people in Lebanon have been arrested on suspicion of espionage for Israel since April 2009, including army personnel and telecoms employees. Lebanon has complained to the United Nations over the alleged spy networks.
Five people have so far been condemned to death for espionage but none of the sentences has been carried out.
Judge Riad Abu Ghida said Antoine Abu Jawudeh, who was arrested last August, should face the death sentence for "collaboration with the Israeli enemy," the source told AFP.
The retired officer is accused of having spying for Israel since 2006 and of having met abroad with agents of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad to supply information on Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and the army in exchange for money.
If the judge finds that his collaboration resulted in a death, Abu Jawudeh can be condemned to death.
More than 100 people in Lebanon have been arrested on suspicion of espionage for Israel since April 2009, including army personnel and telecoms employees. Lebanon has complained to the United Nations over the alleged spy networks.
Five people have so far been condemned to death for espionage but none of the sentences has been carried out.
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