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Adam Whittington granted bail in Lebanon

"Child recovery agent" granted $US20,000 bail following botched 60 Minutes kidnapping.

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“Child recovery agent” Adam Whittington, held in a Beirut prison following the botched 60 Minutes kidnapping, has been granted bail worth $US20,000 ($26,000) said his Lebanese lawyer Joe Karam.

Fairfax reports he has been granted bail worth $US20,000 ($26,000). He will travel to Sweden to be reunited with his wife.

Three others involved in the kidnapping, Craig Michael and Lebanese men Khaled Barbour and Mohammed Hamza, were also granted bail at a cost of $US20,000 each. The $US80,000 will be paid to the Lebanese judicial system not the Elamine family.

Whittington’s lawyer Joe Karam said, “I have since the beginning said I am very confident that the Lebanese judicial system will provide a fair treatment to my clients.”

The 60 Minutes crew is to be charged with knowing about the crime and failing to report it, an offence punishable by a fine. But the Nine crew will contest charges, which are likely to result in a fine.

Former 60 Minutes producer, Stephen Rice, is currently considering legal action against Nine over his dismissal.

Updated.

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  1. “Whittington will first fly to Sweden where his wife Karin and their 11-year-old and 5-year-old sons live, before they all make the trip back to Australia. He has to undergo a series of health checks before he can return. His Gold Coast mother received a letter from Mr Whittington two days ago and revealed he “had plans for Channel 9”, which has not contacted the family during the ordeal. “When he gets back he will be dying to tell his side of the whole drama,” she said. “In the letter … he has plans for Channel 9. But I want to let him talk about that. “It’s his story.” (Gold Coast Bulletin today).
    Beware of flying cheque books on Gold Coast next week.

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