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On Tuesday (November 24, 2020), the Lebanese judiciary charged Fadi Al-Hashem, husband of intentional murder, in a legitimate self-defense case. Artist Nancy AjramIn the context of his murder, the Syrian Muhammad al-Musa, who broke into his home in the Kesrouan area north of Beirut with the aim of robbery earlier this year and threatened to kill him and his family.

The investigating judge on Mount Lebanon, Nicolas Mansour, issued an indictment accusing Al-Hashem of killing Syrian Muhammad Al-Mousa with 18 pistol shots inside his home on Mount Lebanon. Judge Mansour considered that Al-Hashem’s actions apply to the crime of intentional homicide stipulated in article 547 of the Penal Code, which punishes with forced labor of up to 20 years. However, the investigating judge has sympathized with this crime with Article 228 of the Penal Code, which exempts the author from punishment if the crime occurred within the framework of legitimate defense. Judge Mansour Al-Hashem referred the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court for trial.

Al-Mousa had infiltrated the artist Ajram’s villa in New Suhaila, some 20 kilometers north of Beirut, on the night of January 4-5, while he was masked and armed with a pistol.

Moussa came to the bedroom and three girls, Hashem threatened to kill him and his family if they told him to keep money and jewelry, Hashem rushed to bring his gun and shot. The attacker was shot and killed by 18 bullets.

Judge Mansour pointed out the merits of his decision in the accusation that “Hashem’s exaggeration in launching this number of bullets at the body of the dead man expressed that he has exhausted all means of self-defense, and shows that the result of the revolution of anger and fear for his wife and children. “

Al-Hashem was arrested shortly after the incident to comply with legal requirements, but was released after two days, leaving him under investigation and forbidding him to travel.

QS / YA (AFP)



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