Habib Issa sentenced for five years imprisonment
Syria, Politics, 8/20/2002

The supreme state security court on Monday sentenced the Syrian lawyer Habib Issa of five year imprisonment after he was convicted of crimes of aggressions targeting the change of the constitution, and his call for armed action against the ruling authority, according to the constitution and disseminating false news inside and outside the country that would weaken the "psychology of the nation" and provoke racism and sectarianism, SANA reported.

Also on Monday's trial session, defense memorandum were submitted by the defense commission and from accused persons Muhammad Kamal Labawani, Fawaz Tello, Hassan Saadoun and their cases were postponed for audition until August 28th.

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