LEBANON: 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
November 1, 2010: a Lebanese military court sentenced Sami Farhat, Amar al-Halabi and Jawdat el-Hakim to death spying for Israel to death. Farhat and al-Halabi were sentenced in absentia.
The three were found guilty of disclosing sensitive information that helped Israeli attacks during the Second Lebanon War.
Al-Hakim allegedly admitted to cooperating with Israel between 1999 and 2009. His job was to transfer large sums of money and transmission apparatus to other agents allegedly working for Israel. (Sources: Ynetnews.com, 01/11/2010)
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