International Campaign for release of Georges Abdallah to stage sit-in

The International Campaign for release of Georges Abdallah organized on Sunday a sit-in outside the French embassy in Beirut, after the French court postponed the session set to reconsider the decision of releasing Georges Abdallah to March 21st.            

The protesters stressed that they will keep on staging sit-ins until George Abdallah is released.          

On the other hand, security forces implemented intensive security measures in the area surrounding the French embassy. 

The French judiciary decided Thursday the 10th of January 2013 to release Lebanese national George Ibrahim Abdallah "provided that he be deported", AFP reported, however the decision was deferred for no explained reason.

Abdallah was jailed 28 years ago for attacks on U.S. and Israeli diplomats in France, even though French law limits the maximum sentence of any prisoner to 18.

He was accused of engaging in commando operations carried out by the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions and the 1982 murders of U.S. military attache Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov; the court was not able to present concrete evidence against him in this regard so far.

The General prosecution has previously appealed the decision of his release.