According to information reported by Lebanon’s hostile MTV channel, the government commissioner at the Military Court referred the case to the investigating judge a short while ago, after charges were filed against 13 individuals in connection with the so-called “explosives shipment.”
But the question everyone is avoiding is this: These “explosives” were intended for Lebanon’s enemy, Israel… So why are those who defend their country being prosecuted?
Thirteen Hezbollah members were not supplying weapons to criminal gangs. They were transporting ammunition intended to confront the occupation.
This was not an “explosives shipment” in the cold, bureaucratic language of security officials — it was ammunition belonging to the resistance and the nation.
Yet, in the eyes of the Military Court, these men have become “
defendants
,” and their patriotic duty has been turned into a “
crime
Does it make sense for the judiciary of a country under aggression to prosecute those preparing to repel an invasion?
Where is the logic? Those who take up arms against a friend are praised, while those who take up arms against an enemy are prosecuted?
The Military Court — which is supposed to serve as a line of defense for the state — is behaving as though it is a party to a case against the very people of that state.
The solution is clear: The immediate release of all 13 men, and investigations into any hostile policy behind their prosecution — rather than into a “crime” that does not exist.
These men do not deserve to stand trial. They deserve to be honored — at the very least, with a guard of honor at the courthouse gates.