Al-Hajj: If the death sentence is final, it is commuted to life imprisonment, or 28 years in prison under the amnesty; a non-final sentence becomes 17 years in prison

Saida Online: Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj clarified that “the circular issued yesterday concerns the way the amnesty law is implemented, as had been agreed before the challenge.” Al-Hajj made the remarks at a joint press conference with the President of the Constitutional Council, Judge Tanios Mechleb, after a meeting between the two sides at the Council.…