Sara's mother, Nisia, killed their mother with 17 bullets!

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Four years and two months later, justice was rendered in the case of Sarah El Amine, who had been murdered by her husband, Ali al-Zein. Yesterday, the criminal court closed the case of the secretary by the final verdict which sentenced him to twenty-five years of forced labor and forced him to pay 150 million lire to heirs of the victim. Twenty-five years is the maximum that can be tried without execution. However, for two children whose mothers died, the 17 bullets that the father destroyed are not buried under the face of their mother.

However, "she lives," says Bilal al-Amin, the Mughdura's brother. At least this punishment reduces the fire of grief in Sarah's family, her mother, father and children, and gives her something good, even if nothing makes up for her presence. With these words, the Secretary comments on the judgment of the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Eli Helou.

Far from the "pbadion" taken by the victim's family, lawyer Ashraf al-Moussawi, who has been following the case of Al-Amin since 2015, has chosen to talk about the legal unfolding of the case. ;case. In his opinion, four years are "acceptable in principle", especially with regard to manipulation and judicial strikes, and given the length of the path taken by cases of domestic violence. Moussaoui saw the verdict as "a victory for Sara and a lesson for anyone who is praying to hurt a woman," stressing that "the judgment is satisfactory, which is more of a life sentence, especially at the same time. 60-year-old guilty age ".

In the details of his sentence, El-Zein was convicted on the basis of article 547, paragraph 2, of the Penal Code, which states that "a person who intentionally kills a person shall be punished for the work forced from 15 to 20 years "and amended after the promulgation of the law on the protection of women and other family members. Family Violence ", No. 293, where the sentence was increased to twenty-five years if the murder committed one of the spouses against the other.

Moussaoui stressed that discrimination is difficult because "the decision refutes all the facts and leaves no room for confusion". Hoping that this punishment would help end the cycle of violence against women.
For her part, the director of the organization "Enough Violence and Exploitation", Zoya Rouhana, was satisfied with the verdict, in particular because it is based on article 547 of the Criminal Code, which has increased the maximum penalty for the husband who killed his partner. However, she reiterated her call for the need to establish special family courts to speed up the prosecution or take swift action against murdered women because "this is a real deterrent to the protection of women ", pointing out that many issues concerning women are still pending. The courts have been for years "while the perpetrators are comfortable with their situation."