Pro-Hezbollah journalists summoned over anti-Aoun remarks
Pro-Hezbollah journalist Hassan Olleik said Friday he will not appear before criminal investigators, after he was summoned by the Central Criminal Investigation Department, over a video he posted on his platform, al-Mahatta, in which he criticized President Joseph Aoun.
Olleik accused Aoun of purchasing from Serbia defective arms for the army under his command before being elected for presidency.
In a post on the X platform, Olleik said he will not appear before the criminal investigators and that as a journalist, he should only be tried before the Publications Court.
Ali Berro, another pro-Hezbollah journalist and social media influencer, was also summoned by Prosecutor General Jamal al-Hajjar for attacking Aoun in a social media video recorded near the Baabda Palace.
23 January 2026, 16:06
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This is new. Usually it's the anti-Hezbollah, anti-Michel Aoun and anti-Assad and such journalists who are summoned, even prosecuted, locked-up or murdered for their comments or opinions, to the delight of Hassan Olleik, Ali Berro and the like.
23 January 2026, 16:06
00
This is new. Usually it's the anti-Hezbollah, anti-Michel Aoun and anti-Assad and such journalists who are summoned, even prosecuted, locked-up or murdered for their comments or opinions, to the delight of Hassan Olleik, Ali Berro and the like.
