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| Sally Faulkner and Ali al-Amin reach deal before Beirut court hearing | Sally Faulkner and Ali al-Amin reach deal before Beirut court hearing |
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| A deal has been done in the case of a Brisbane mother arrested in Lebanon for allegedly kidnapping her own children, as legal proceedings resume in Beirut. | A deal has been done in the case of a Brisbane mother arrested in Lebanon for allegedly kidnapping her own children, as legal proceedings resume in Beirut. |
| The lawyer representing Sally Faulkner confirmed an agreement had been struck with her estranged partner, Ali al-Amin, but would not elaborate. | The lawyer representing Sally Faulkner confirmed an agreement had been struck with her estranged partner, Ali al-Amin, but would not elaborate. |
| Related: Sally Faulkner: father of children says attempted kidnap charge stands | Related: Sally Faulkner: father of children says attempted kidnap charge stands |
| A lawyer for al-Amin has also confirmed the deal, which would need to be ruled on by judge Rami Abdullah. Proceedings were due to resume at 11am local time (6pm on Australia’s east coast and 9am BST). | A lawyer for al-Amin has also confirmed the deal, which would need to be ruled on by judge Rami Abdullah. Proceedings were due to resume at 11am local time (6pm on Australia’s east coast and 9am BST). |
| The details of the deal are unclear, and it is also unclear what implications an agreement would have for journalist Tara Brown and three 60 Minutes crew members, who were implicated in the alleged plot to kidnap Faulkner’s two children from their father. | |
| A spokeswoman for Channel Nine said: “We are before the judge today and will wait and see and we can’t comment on rumours.” | A spokeswoman for Channel Nine said: “We are before the judge today and will wait and see and we can’t comment on rumours.” |
| Adam Whittington, a “child recovery specialist” who allegedly planned the operation to snatch the two children from a south Beirut two weeks ago, and two others are facing the same kidnapping charges, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years’ prison. | Adam Whittington, a “child recovery specialist” who allegedly planned the operation to snatch the two children from a south Beirut two weeks ago, and two others are facing the same kidnapping charges, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years’ prison. |
| Related: 60 Minutes crew's families describe 'living nightmare' as Lebanon talks break down | Related: 60 Minutes crew's families describe 'living nightmare' as Lebanon talks break down |
| A defiant Ali al-Amin on Monday indicated that he was reluctant to drop charges against his former partner if it made it more likely that the 60 Minutes crew, and others involved in the operation, would be freed too. | A defiant Ali al-Amin on Monday indicated that he was reluctant to drop charges against his former partner if it made it more likely that the 60 Minutes crew, and others involved in the operation, would be freed too. |
| “They are trying to push for that if Sally gets bail, they all get bail,” he said. “I said then I will charge everyone involved and I say it today. It will take some time. I am in no hurry.” | “They are trying to push for that if Sally gets bail, they all get bail,” he said. “I said then I will charge everyone involved and I say it today. It will take some time. I am in no hurry.” |
| More to come ... | More to come ... |