Life Sentences for Syrians and Lebanese, Including Dr. Food
The MTV website has learned that the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court, headed by Judge Elie Helou, has issued an in absentia ruling sentencing Dr. Food and several co-defendants to life imprisonment with hard labor.
The court also:
- Convicted the defendants under Article 150 of Lebanon's Narcotics Law.
- Sentenced them to life imprisonment with hard labor.
- Fined each defendant 120 million Lebanese pounds.
- Stripped those convicted in absentia of their civil rights.
