Qaddafi Begins Legal Proceedings Against Ma'an for Coma Gaffe
13 August 2007
Bethlehem – Ma'an – President of Libya Muammar Qaddafi has begun legal proceedings against Ma'an News Agency and its Chief Editor Nasser Lahham for falsely reporting that he was in a coma last May.
The Libyan official for foreign contacts deputised a Palestinian lawyer, Hasan Salih Nasrallah, to instigate legal proceedings.
Nasrallah said that Ma'an exclusively published a news report on its website claiming that Qaddafi had suffered a brain clot on the 14th of May 2007 and had, as a result, gone into a dangerous coma. Ma'an's report added that his children were immediately called to his bedside due to his critical condition.
The prosecution also said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Qaddafi to check his health condition and learned that he was in full health and the reports were false.
According to the prosecution, the news report was highly damaging to the image of the Libyan republic, the international economy, political stability in the region and bilateral relations between Libya and Palestine. The prosecution also alleges that the report had a detrimental affect on Libyan foreign security.
The Palestinian attorney-general demanded a full investigation and summoned the defendant.
Ma'an Chief Editor Nasser Lahham confirmed that he received a copy of the legal documents. He says he refuses to comment until he has consulted Ma'an's attorney, Skawqi Ayasa.
Bethlehem – Ma'an – President of Libya Muammar Qaddafi has begun legal proceedings against Ma'an News Agency and its Chief Editor Nasser Lahham for falsely reporting that he was in a coma last May.
The Libyan official for foreign contacts deputised a Palestinian lawyer, Hasan Salih Nasrallah, to instigate legal proceedings.
Nasrallah said that Ma'an exclusively published a news report on its website claiming that Qaddafi had suffered a brain clot on the 14th of May 2007 and had, as a result, gone into a dangerous coma. Ma'an's report added that his children were immediately called to his bedside due to his critical condition.
The prosecution also said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Qaddafi to check his health condition and learned that he was in full health and the reports were false.
According to the prosecution, the news report was highly damaging to the image of the Libyan republic, the international economy, political stability in the region and bilateral relations between Libya and Palestine. The prosecution also alleges that the report had a detrimental affect on Libyan foreign security.
The Palestinian attorney-general demanded a full investigation and summoned the defendant.
Ma'an Chief Editor Nasser Lahham confirmed that he received a copy of the legal documents. He says he refuses to comment until he has consulted Ma'an's attorney, Skawqi Ayasa.
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