Delay of injustice in French courts: Ruling on Georges Abdallah’s liberation delayed until 19 June

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The Paris Court of Appeal postponed to 19 June a decision on the release of the Lebanese prisoner for life, detained since 1984, considering it necessary that he make "a consistent effort to compensate the civil parties", in particular the United States.

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Almayadeen, Latin American Summary, February 20, 2025. The conduct of the French authorities aims to undermine this symbol of resistance, said the brother of the Lebanese fighter Robert Abdallah. France postponed until June 19 the decision on the request to release the Lebanese fighter George Ibrahim Abdallah, AFP reported. In the opinion of the brother [...] La entrada Francia. Postponed to June decision to release Georges Abdallah was first pu…

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Communiqué of the LFI-NFP group The parliamentary group of France Insoumise takes note of the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal which keeps in detention Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a 73-year-old Lebanese communist activist. This decision confirms the historic decision of the Tarbes Court of Appeal of 15 November 2024. It recognized that the release of this tireless defender of the Palestinian cause should no longer depend on the assessment of …

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Although the Paris appeals court has ruled in favor of conditional release, it has postponed the verdict until June 19 because Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has not paid damages to the US. The French Criminal Court ruled in favor of conditional release on November 15, but the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office appealed. He has been in French prisons for 40 years, making him the oldest political prisoner in Europe.

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Delay of injustice in French courts: Ruling on Georges Abdallah’s liberation delayed until 19 June

Today, as the world waited for the final ruling on the liberation of Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Communist fighter for Palestine jailed in France for 40 years, the French Court of Appeal has postponed their ruling until 19 June. In November 2024, a French court ordered Georges liberated after 40 years in French prisons, despite being eligible for release since 1999. However, the state appealed the case, with a ruling expected today — now the …