Hands Off Cain
LEBANON·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 26, 1999·1 MIN READ

On November 26, the Lebanese army detained two Fatah...

On November 26, the Lebanese army detained two Fatah officials at the entrance to the Rashidiyah Camp near Tyre in South Lebanon

On November 26, the Lebanese army detained two Fatah officials at the entrance to the Rashidiyah Camp near Tyre in South Lebanon. They are Khalid al-Shayib, the Fatah secretary in Sidon, and Abu Khalid al-Arif, a Fatah militia official. It was also learned that the Lebanese judiciary had handed down a death sentence against Khalid al-Shayib and a 15-year prison term against Abu Khalid al-Arif after they had been charged with committing murders and carrying out bombings in South Lebanon.