The commander of the Israel-allied South Lebanon Army must surrender and stand trial for treason before asking for amnesty for his men, the Lebanese government said. The statement came one day after Gen. Antoine Lahad appealed to the Lebanese president to pardon his SLA fighters after Israel’s planned troop withdrawal from the region.
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