US citizen accused of torture flees Lebanon in helicopter
by Michael Safi and Martin Chulov from on (#50YYP)
Amer Fakhoury allegedly oversaw torture at Lebanese jail during Israeli occupation
An American citizen detained in Beirut on accusations of overseeing torture and murder at a southern Lebanese prison during Israel's occupation of the region has been spirited out of the country by helicopter.
A Lebanese military tribunal ordered earlier this week that Amer Fakhoury, 57, be released after it ruled too much time had passed since his alleged crimes. It was immediately unclear whether he had been released and the next day a military prosecutor filed an appeal against the decision.
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