A Lebanese judge postponed Monday the questioning of Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese-American who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon, state-run National News Agency reported.
It said that since Fakhoury is undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer, the investigative judge's questioning session will be postponed until Feb. 17.
Fakhoury who was detained after returning to Lebanon from the US in September, had worked as a senior warden at the Khiam Prison in southern Lebanon.
Khiam was run by an Israeli-backed militia until Israel ended its 18-year occupation of the area in 2000, the Associated Press reported.
Meanwhile, Fakhoury’s family said doctors have told them his condition is life threatening. In addition to an infection and a bleeding disorder, doctors believe he’s developed an aggressive form of lymphoma.
Several former inmates at Khiam Prison accused Fakhoury of torturing them and filed a lawsuit against him after he returned.
Human rights groups have said in the past that Khiam prison was a site of torture and detention without trial before it was abandoned following the Israeli withdrawal.
