Al-Jadeed TV’s Karma al-Khayat and al-Akhbar daily’s Ibrahim al-Amin have been summoned to appear before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on charges of alleged contempt and obstruction of justice

Al-Jadeed TV's Karma al-Khayat and al-Akhbar daily's Ibrahim al-Amin have been summoned to appear before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on charges of alleged contempt and obstruction of justice, the court said in a statement on Thursday.

“Karma Mohammed Tahsin al-Khayat from al-Jadeed TV, as well as the station’s parent company New TV S.A.L., have been summoned to appear before the STL on two counts of Contempt and Obstruction of Justice,” the STL said.

“Ibrahim Mohammad al-Amin from al-Akhbar, as well as the newspaper’s parent company Akhbar Beirut S.A.L., have been summoned on one count of Contempt and Obstruction of Justice,” it added.