On 22 July 2011, Saadeddine Shatila, a representative in Lebanon of the Geneva- based NGO Alkarama, was allegedly visited at his house by a military intelligence agent, who summoned him to questioning. On 25 July 2011, Mr. Shatila presented himself at the military intelligence headquarters at 8 a.m. and was not allowed to contact anyone for 12 hours. He was reportedly released at 8 p.m. the same day, after having been questioned for more than seven hours by military intelligence officials about his work and that of Alkarama, and about how information was collected on individual cases. Mr. Shatila was informed that he was being investigated for “publishing information which damages the reputation of the military” and for “spreading false news”. The following day, military police visited Mr. Shatila‟s office and his house. When they did not find him, they allegedly called him on his mobile from his home phone to instruct him to go to the Military Court in Beirut, where he was questioned for hours by a Commissioner of the Government without the presence of a lawyer.

On 28 October 2011, Mr. Shatila was again summoned for questioning in the Military Court. This took place on 31 October 2011 with the presence of a lawyer. Reportedly, Mr. Shatila was asked how he had documented cases and submitted them to Geneva and was told that he was harming the reputation of Lebanon and its military. It is reported that the harassment by military intelligence and the military justice system was intended to intimidate him from documenting cases of torture and arbitrary detention and from engaging with international human rights mechanisms.