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Lebanon: Prosecutor seeks to ease release requests
One of the collateral effects of the ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah has been the worsening of prison overcrowding, now exceeding 300 percent of capacity. Lebanon’s acting Public Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar issued a directive to expedite the release process for individuals held in pretrial detention.
Source: L'Orient Today (01/11/2024)