Lebanese lawyers file complaint against banker who met Netanyahu in Washington

More than a dozen Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint in Beirut against prominent banker Antoun Sehnaoui for meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C. Sehnaoui reportedly co-hosted a dinner attended by Netanyahu, violating Lebanese laws that prohibit contact with Israelis, a country with which Lebanon is technically still at war. The complaint alleges "the crimes of contacting and dealing with the Israeli enemy, violating the Israel boycott law, the crime of treason and state security crimes." Lawyers involved, like Hassan Bazzi, stated Sehnaoui "violated the law and offended national sentiments," and Mohammed Hajj Hassan called it "a public offense." The judiciary is expected to investigate, which could lead to an arrest warrant, though Sehnaoui has been largely based in the US.