(RSF/IFEX) – In a 12 February 1999 letter to the Prime Minister of Lebanon, RSF expressed concern at news of the abduction of a cameraman from the state television channel Télé-Liban. According to RSFâs information, on 11 February, Mahmoud Jalloul was abducted by unknown assailants, in front of his wife who was accompanying him to […]
(RSF/IFEX) – In a 12 February 1999 letter to the Prime Minister of
Lebanon, RSF expressed concern at news of the abduction of a cameraman
from the state television channel Télé-Liban. According to RSFâs
information, on 11 February, Mahmoud Jalloul was abducted by unknown
assailants, in front of his wife who was accompanying him to Chiah, a
southern suburb of Beirut, known as a shiite Hezbollah stronghold. A
Mercedes-brand vehicle deliberately provoked a collision with the
journalistâs car, and three men kidnapped him after having beaten him.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the Prime Minister:
journalistâs immediate release
findings
Appeals To
Prime Minister Selim Ahmed Hoss
Government Palace
Office of the Prime Minister
Beirut, Lebanon
e-mail: info@lp.gov.lb
