{"id":64011,"date":"2022-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64011\/charges-dropped-against-bassam-al-sheikh-hussein"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:09:52","slug":"charges-dropped-against-bassam-al-sheikh-hussein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64011\/charges-dropped-against-bassam-al-sheikh-hussein\/","title":{"rendered":"Charges Dropped Against Bassam Al-Sheikh Hussein"},"content":{"rendered":"Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein\u2019s lawyer, Rami Olaik, confirmed this morning that Federal Bank has decided to drop the charges against his client. In addition, Lebanon\u2019s public prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat has decided to release Hussein without any charges or possible future prosecution, according to Al-Jadeed.<br \/>  <br \/>  Hussein had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/63990\"target=_new\">held Federal Bank&#8217;s Hamra branch hostage<\/a> last Thursday, demanding he be given access to his deposits.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0644\u064a\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u062f\u064a\u0628\u0627\u064a\u062a: \u062a\u0628\u0639\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0644 \u0628\u0646\u0643 \u0642\u0631\u0631 \u0645\u062f\u0639\u064a \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u064a\u064a\u0632 \u062a\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062f\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0648\u0641 \u0628\u0633\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u062e \u062d\u0633\u064a\u0646 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0644\u064a\u0628\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646_\u062f\u064a\u0628\u0627\u064a\u062a<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lebanon Debate (@lebanondebate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lebanondebate\/status\/1559485540218675202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein had around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/63996\"target=_new\">$210,000 stuck in his account<\/a>. He eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/63994) \"target=_new\">accepted the bank&#8217;s offer of $35,000 and let the hostages go<\/a> after which he was taken into the custody of the ISF. He claims that he needs the money to pay for his father\u2019s $50,000 hospital treatment.<br \/>  <br \/>  Protests in support of Hussein have been held since his arrest on Thursday. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Supporters of Bassam Al Sheikh Hussein blocked the Sami El Solh road and asked for his release. <br>\u201cWe are blocking the streets, we want him out now,\u201d his lawyer said. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beirut?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beirut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rnFBsI7Cmo\">pic.twitter.com\/rnFBsI7Cmo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Abdel Mousa (@AbdelMousaReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdelMousaReal\/status\/1559488144252104704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br 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