The Contempt Judge has ordered initial appearances on Thursday 29 May at 3 PM (CET) of the Accused in the case against Akhbar Beirut S.A.L. and Mr Ibrahim Al Amin.

The journalist and the media organisation are charged with contempt before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for knowingly and wilfully interfering with the administration of justice. The initial appearances were originally scheduled on 13 May, but were postponed upon the request of Mr Al Amin, who asked for additional time to select legal counsel

As stated by the Contempt Judge in the summons, the Accused may decide either to come to the seat of the Tribunal or to make their initial appearance by video-conference, provided that counsel attends in person.
The hearings will be public, but the judge may decide to go into closed session if confidential matters need to be discussed.