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CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention
Supporters of Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant George Abdallah shout slogans as they wait for his arrival at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT — A Lebanese pro-Palestinian communist militant arrived in Lebanon Friday following his release after more than 40 years in detention in France. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74, was serving a life sentence for complicity in the murders of two diplomats, one American and one Israeli, in Paris in 1982. The Paris Court of Appeal ruled last week that Abdallah, who has been imprisoned in France since his arrest in 1984, could be released on the condition that he leave the country and never return. Abdallah was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for complicity in the assassinations of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Ray, who was stationed in Paris as an assistant military attaché, and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov. He became eligible for parole in 1999 but multiple requests he filed since then were denied. In Lebanon, many saw Abdallah as a political prisoner. While there was no official event marking his return, a crowd of supporters, including a number of members of Parliament, gathered outside of the Beirut airport to wait for him. Some banged on drums and held up Palestinian and Lebanese Communist Party flags and a banner reading, 'George Abdallah is free — a Lebanese, Palestinian and international freedom fighter on the road to liberating Palestine.' The crowd broke out in cheers upon hearing the plane carrying Abdallah had arrived. The Associated Press
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant George Abdallah has arrived in Lebanon after more than 40 years in detention in France
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese pro-Palestinian militant George Abdallah has arrived in Lebanon after more than 40 years in detention in France.
Saba Yemen
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Hezbollah: George Abdallah's 41 Years in French Prisons condemnation of Rule of Law & Justice
Beirut – SABA: Hezbollah stated on Thursday that the 41 years spent by Lebanese resistance fighter George Abdallah in French prisons constitute a clear condemnation of France's supposed commitment to the rule of law, justice, freedoms, and human rights, exposing the falsehood of its claimed neutrality and integrity. In a statement received by Yemen News Agency (SABA), the party said: 'The grave injustice suffered by the honorable resistance fighter George Abdallah, and the continued detention despite the expiration of his legal sentence, remains a permanent stain on the record of the French judicial and political system.' The statement added: 'This legal and humanitarian violation exposes how France's democratic and freedom-preserving standards are selective, shaped by political interests, removing it from any logical concept of justice and revealing its blind alignment with the whims and dictates of Washington and Tel Aviv.' While congratulating George Abdallah, Hezbollah praised what it called 'a badge of honor earned through his steadfastness, resilience, and unwavering commitment to his principles of defending justice and the oppressed throughout his imprisonment.' The party described Abdallah as 'a symbol for every prisoner, fighter, and honorable resister who has raised the banner of dignity and pride in the face of tyranny, in defense of human rights, land, and principles.' Hezbollah emphasized that the French judiciary had acknowledged Abdallah's right to be released, and expressed hope that this decision would be implemented immediately without being derailed again by narrow political calculations or succumbing to Zionist and American pressure—which the party says previously blocked his release out of 'malice and injustice against every freedom fighter that George Abdallah represents.' Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
