ABAAD, a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-religious civil association, released a new video within its new campaign to abolish Article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which suggests that that a rapist can be exonerated from his horrendous crime if he decides to marry his victim.
The video was accompanied by the hashtags #abolish522 and #undress522.
According to Article 522: In the event a legal marriage is concluded between the person who committed any of the crimes mentioned in this chapter [including rape, kidnapping and statutory rape], and the victim, prosecution shall be stopped and in case a decision is rendered, the execution of such decision shall be suspended against the person who was subject to it.