Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar told LBC television on Wednesday that “issuing general amnesties is not possible in Lebanon now.”
He also voiced the importance of increasing the number of jails and expediting trials.
Inmates at Roumieh’s Prison – which is one of the biggest prisons in the Middle East and holds 4,500 inmates despite being built to hold only 1,500 –demanded amnesty and better conditions during riots in April.
-NOW Lebanon
No comments:
Post a Comment