The Editors Syndicate issued the following statement: "The Lebanese Press Editors Syndicate was surprised and surprised by the issuance of a judgment in absentia by the military court, which imprisoned the journalist in the newspaper "Al Akhbar", colleague Radwan Mortada, in violation of the jurisdiction of the Publications Court, which is the special court to consider all cases related to publications crimes in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of Legislative Decree No. 77/104, amended by Law No. 330 of 1994/18, which abolished pretrial detention for publication crimes and the penalty of imprisonment for journalists from most of its provisions.The Syndicate assigned its legal advisor, lawyer Antoun Al Huwais, to study this file and the possibility of appealing it and using legal review methods in this regard. The union said that this decision would set a precedent, and it would not remain silent about any targeting or oppression of media professionals."