General amnesty law: Syria enters the fray - L'Orient Today
Naharnet · Regional
- Arabic title
- قانون العفو العام: سوريا تدخل المعترك - لورينت توداي
- English title
- General amnesty law: Syria enters the fray - L'Orient Today
- Published
- UTC
- Topic
- Governance, Military, Politics
From the text
The Constitutional Council is expected to rule in about 10 days on a challenge seeking to overturn the general amnesty law, adopted last August and contested several weeks ago by the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).But as tensions rise in Lebanon, particularly in Tripoli, where delays in releasing detainees could prompt their families to take to the streets, Syria has also emerged as a key factor in the case. The release of Syrian nationals who stand to benefit from the amnesty is now on the agenda in talks between Beirut and Damascus, whose government is also facing significant public pressure.…source ↗