The Constitutional Council in the Lebanese Republic issued decision No. 10/2026 dated September 10, 2026, suspending the implementation of Law No. 70/2026 concerning the granting of a general amnesty and the exceptional reduction of the duration of certain sentences. The decision came following a session held by the Council headed by its president, Judge Tannus Mechleb, and in the presence of member judges: Aouni Ramadan, Ahmed Akram Baasiri, Albert Serhan, Riad Abou Ghida, Fawzat Farhat, Michel Tarazi, Elias Machrakani, and Mireille Najm, while Vice President Judge Omar Hamza was absent due to illness. After deliberating on the appeal submitted against Law No. 70/2026, the Council decided "by a majority to suspend the implementation of the challenged law. It was also decided to officially notify this decision to the President of the Republic, the Speaker of Parliament, and the Prime Minister, and to publish it in the Official Gazette."