Mullah Fadlallah issues fatwa forbidding vote-buying
Senior Shiite cleric Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah has prohibited political bribery ahead of the June 7 legislative elections. In a fatwa, or religious edict, issued on Monday, the 73-year-old cleric said it was a "pity" that the issue of vote buying had not provoked any reaction in Lebanon''s political or religious circles.
Posted by: Fred 2009-03-17 |