BEIRUT — A wave of solidarity with prominent Lebanese journalist Dima Sadek has taken social media by storm in the past two days after Sadek was sentenced to one year in jail. The leader of one of the largest Christian political parties in the country had accused her of defamation, slander and inciting sectarian strife.
On Tuesday, Judge Rosine Hojeili issued the verdict, slapping Sadek with a jail sentence as well as a fine of 110 million Lebanese pounds (around $7,320) to be paid to the claimants.
In February 2020, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) head Gebran Bassil sued Sadek over tweets in which she described the movement’s actions as “racist” and “Nazi-like.”
In videos posted on Twitter Tuesday, Sadek revealed details of the case, explaining that her comments concerned the beating of two young men from the Sunni-majority city of Tripoli in the north by FPM supporters in the district of Keserwan, which is predominantly Christian.
