Lebanon: The General Amnesty Law Between the Constitutional Council's Freeze and an Awaiting Ruling

Lebanon Debate's coverage focused on Justice Minister Adel Nassar's statements and the readiness of the judicial bodies and the Public Prosecution, while Southiya focused on the judicial warning against impunity and on prisoner numbers and protests, whereas Sawt Beirut International limited itself to the "Lebanese Initiative for General Amnesty" response to the Judges' Club.

• Lebanon Debate It led with statements attributed to Justice Minister Adel Nassar about the readiness of the judicial bodies and the Public Prosecution to implement once the decision is issued, and highlighted the wait for the Constitutional Council's ruling on the challenge by Free Patriotic Movement MPs and the preparation of beneficiaries' files; it made no mention of the Judges' Club of Lebanon warning or the number of prisoners.
• جنوبية It focused on the challenge to General Amnesty Law No. 70/2026 and described the awaited ruling as decisive, highlighting the political and judicial division and the Judges' Club of Lebanon's warning against turning amnesty into an alternative to justice or a cover for escaping accountability, along with about 3,000 prisoners and detainees waiting and protests demanding the law's implementation.
• صوت بيروت إنترناشونال It limited itself to relaying the "Lebanese Initiative for General Amnesty" response to the Judges' Club, highlighting its position in its statement that victimhood cannot be presumed merely because a person is behind bars, and included no details on the challenge, the Justice Minister's position, or prisoner numbers.