Parliament approves amended general amnesty law

The Lebanese Parliament approved the general amnesty law and an exceptional reduction in the duration of certain sentences, as amended, after resuming its legislative plenary session to study and discuss the proposal. The chamber had been due to settle the general amnesty item today. Following the approval, takbirat filled Roumieh Prison. MP Bilal Abdullah said that with the approval of the amnesty today, a political chapter was being closed in which a Lebanese component had been targeted by the regime, security agencies and the military court. MP Elias Bou Saab said the law passed today was worked on with great effort, that they endured the unbearable, and he specifically thanked the MPs who worked on it and were accused of treason.