No other political trial in the Arab World has been more controversial than the trial and execution of Antun Sa'adeh just before sunrise on July 8, 1949. This book provides a thorough analysis of the case and the questions arising from it, raising fundamental issues about the unprecedented nature of the trial and its wider implications.
Since the trial and execution of Antun Sa'adeh was held, many complex issues have been raised: Why the secrecy and haste? Was it a fair trial? Was the offence political and, if so, why did the Lebanese State refuse to treat it as such? What did the Khoury regime hope to achieve from the trial? This book answers these and many more questions.
