Journalist Ibrahim Al-Amin from Al-Akhbar newspaper stated on Tuesday that "Al-Jadeed TV is fighting a battle on behalf of Lebanese media."
In a gathering held at the headquarters of the Press Syndicate, Al-Amin said that he asked the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to implement a series of measures, adding, “If these measures were not implemented I will not appear before court.”
The gathering at the HQ of the Press Syndicate was held in solidarity with Al-Jadeed TV and Al-Akhbar journalists, who have been summoned by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on charges of “contempt and obstruction of justice.”
It was held in the presence of Head of the Press Syndicate Mohammad Baalbaki, Head of the Editors Syndicate Elias Aoun, MP Marwan Fares, a number of journalists, and Ibrahim al-Amin from al-Akhbar Newspaper who refused to appear before court.