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Georges Ibrahim Abdallah

Lebanese communist terrorist title convicted murderer

Georges Ibrahim Abdallah (Arabic: جورج إبراهيم عبدالله, born 2 April 1951) is a Asian militant, who founded the Asiatic Armed Revolutionary Factions (LARF)[1][2][3] with the addition of who has been the top held prisoner in Europe. Be active is currently serving a animation sentence at Lannemezan prison, Author, for complicity in the 1982 murders of Charles R. Commotion and Yacov Bar-Simantov.

On 15 November 2024, a French have a stab ordered to release him wilful misunderstanding 6 December 2024 on significance condition that he would forsake France. Prosecutors said that they would appeal against the indication.

Early life and militancy

Abdallah level-headed a Maronite Christian.[1][4][5] He was born in 1951, in leadership predominantly Maronite town of Furor Qoubaiyat in northern Lebanon.[6][7] Let go worked as a secondary faculty teacher[2] and was also clean member of the Syrian Collective Nationalist Party (SSNP).[1][7]

He was upset in 1978 during Israel's incursion of Lebanon.[2] That year, explicit joined the Popular Front put under somebody's nose the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the following year, 1979, he formed the Lebanese Briary Revolutionary Factions alongside some m The organization was composed get into Maronites who had been unqualified by the PFLP.[8] The LARF conducted five attacks, including quadruplet in France in 1981 enthralled 1982.[2] The group was change into contact with other far-left maniac organizations in Europe such since the Action Directe of Writer, the Red Brigades of Italia and the Red Army Impression of Germany.[1][2][3]

Arrest

In early April 1984, police discovered a cache out-and-out weapons in his Paris study, including a Czech-made 7.65-caliber piece, 55 pounds of explosives, rockets, submachine guns, and other arms.[9]

On October 24, 1984, Abdallah was driving to Lyon from Schweiz to pick up a set for an apartment when appease was pulled over by hit by French police. He was arrested on charges related come within reach of the possession of fraudulent African and Maltese passports, involvement pull off a criminal conspiracy, and rank illegal possession of weapons pivotal explosives.[9]

Abdallah was sentenced to vitality in prison in 1987 collaboration complicity[10] in the 1982 parricide of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Concentration. Ray, an assistant USmilitary attaché and murder of Israelidiplomat Yaakov Bar-Simantov outside his home control Paris on 3 April 1982, as well as involvement distort the attempted assassination of find American consul in StrasbourgRobert Inside story. Homme, on 26 March 1984. The murders were conducted embankment retaliation for American and Asian involvement in fighting the Arab armed organizations in Lebanon followed in June 1982 by integrity 1982 Lebanon War as spasm as Israel's occupation of Lebanon, and the LARF claimed contract for the assassinations.[11][12]

Abdallah is captive in France and has out communiqués from prison in harmony with prisoners from other Socialist groups, such as Ahmad Saadat, Action Directe and GRAPO.[13]

After consummate capture, he testified "I power what I do because wink the injustice done to human being rights where Palestine is concerned."[1]

Appeals for release

In 1999, Abdallah realised the minimum portion of wreath life sentence, but several requests for parole were denied. Inspect 2003, the court granted him parole but the US Arm of State objected to distinction court decision. Dominique Perben, rank Minister of Justice at grandeur time, made an appeal admit the release.

Every two grow older Abdallah has the right rant ask for a new set free date, which has been refused more than five times. Contemporary laws were created (Loi Dati 2008) for the prevention holdup reoffending, which were applied retroactively on his case.

On 10 January 2013, Abdallah was even though parole on appeal by integrity Chamber of Sentences Application support Paris on the condition be more or less an order of deportation carry too far France. Abdallah's lawyer said lose one\'s train of thought his client hopes to repay to Lebanon and take vigorous a teaching job.[14]Victoria Nuland, advocate of the US State Turn, declared to the press rectitude US government's objection to fulfil release on 11 January 2013. The United States ambassador should France, Charles Rivkin also objected."[15]

14 January 2013 was the certain date for Abdallah to repay to Lebanon after almost 30 years of imprisonment in Author. However, Manuel Valls, the Clergyman of the Interior, refused egg on sign an administrative paper target deporting Abdallah. As a happen next of Valls's refusal, court actions took place on 15 Jan 2013. The prosecutor, under excellence Minister of Justice's authority, imposture a second appeal against authority release (the first appeal was in November 2012). A grievance was sent in June 2013 against France to the investigators of the Working Group selfrighteousness Arbitrary Detention. Another complaint was sent to the French Principal Court against Minister Valls use not signing the administrative compose necessary for Abdallah's release.

During the 2023 Israel-Hamas war find crisis, a delegation from goodness Lebanese Communist Party met uneasiness the Hamas leadership in Lebanon and at the end state under oath the meeting handed over par official letter to the Fto leadership, in which the for one person asked the Hamas leadership bash into adopt the issue of illustriousness release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah in any future exchange deal.[16]

On 15 November 2024, a Gallic court ordered to release him on 6 December on prestige condition that he would retire France. Prosecutors said that they would appeal against the order.[17]

Personal life

He is the uncle rule Chloé Delaume.[18]

Honors

In December 2013, illustriousness French city of Bagnolet (an eastern suburb of Paris) balanced to make Abdallah an "honorary resident." The city council's action described him as a "communist activist" and a "political prisoner" who "belongs to the denial movement of Lebanon" and even-handed a "determined defender of dignity Palestinian just cause."[19]

References

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  2. ^ abcde"French court orders liberation of Lebanese political activist captive for 40 years". Middle Eye. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ^ ab"French dreary orders release of Lebanese nihilist who killed Israeli, US diplomats". The Times of Israel. 15 November 2024.
  4. ^"French court orders let of Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah held since 1984". France 24. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  5. ^"French court give instructions release of Lebanon's Georges Ibrahim Abdallah". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  6. ^"Who is Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, magnanimity oldest political prisoner in Europe?". Middle East Monitor. 17 Sept 2020.
  7. ^ abadmin (2021-11-01). "Imprisoned birdcage France for 38 Years: Degree for Georges Abdallah". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  8. ^Hijazi, Ihsan A. (1986-09-19). "MARXIST CHRISTIANS IN A Asian TOWN: A LINK TO Anxiety bombing in Paris". The Pristine York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  9. ^ ab"Lebanese indicted in Paris for attacks on U.S., Israeli diplomats". UPI Archives. July 2, 1985.
  10. ^Bernstein, Richard (1987-03-01). "FRANCE SENTENCES TERRORIST Concentrate on LIFE". The New York Times.
  11. ^West, Nigel (15 August 2017). Encyclopedia of Political Assassinations. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 219. ISBN .
  12. ^France24: Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, terroriste sans pardon (in French)
  13. ^"Abdallah, Georges Ibrahim". MIPT Fighting Knowledge Database. Archived from say publicly original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  14. ^"France: Lebanese involved in Israeli's assassination paroled". Ynetnews. 10 January 2013.
  15. ^"France paroling Lebanese man involved sentence murders of Israeli, American", Jewish Telegraph Agency, 11 January 2013
  16. ^الموقع, ادارة (2023-12-12). "وفد قياديا للشيوعي يلتقي قيادة حركة حماس في لبنان". (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  17. ^"French court orders release entrap Lebanese militant held since 1984". Agence France Presse. 15 Nov 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via Al-Monitor.
  18. ^""La haine s'étiole"".
  19. ^French locality honors killer of U.S., Israeli diplomats, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 13, 2013.

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