• Imad Bazzi

Plaintiffs
Panos Mangyan (Former State Minister of Lebanon)
Country
Lebanon
Platform
Website
Date of publication
2013-12-11
Case status
Closed

Case summary

Bazzi was summoned for investigation after he wrote a blog post titled “Minister’s Mustache,” which criticized the attack on lawyer Jimmy Hadchiti by the minister's guards. In the attack, the guards threatened the lawyer at gunpoint.

About the complaint

Date of contact
2014-03-13
Date of investigation
2014-03-13
Station name
مكتب مكافحة جرائم المعلوماتية
Detained?
No
Requested to sign a pleadge
Yes
Reconciliation?
yes
Contacted via
Phone call

Case details

Charge
Libel and slander
Sentenced?
No

Timeline

  1. publication
    2013-12-11
  2. contact
    2014-03-13
  3. investigation
    2014-03-13