German prosecutors demand jail time for suspected Hezbollah members
German prosecutors have demanded prison sentences for two defendants in the first trial of suspected members of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Germany. If convicted, a 50-year-old Lebanese man could face five and a half years in jail for membership of a foreign terrorist organization, the press office of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court announced on Wednesday. For the second defendant, a 56-year-old German-Lebanese citizen, the prosecution requested three years in prison. The two suspects were detained on May 10 last year in the state of Lower Saxony. The 56-year-old is said to have been a membe...