Current Ownership Battle
After the Cedar Revolution and the release of Samir Geagea, the current leader (as of 18 February 2008) of the Lebanese Forces, the party started reestablishing itself and demanded that Daher surrender ownership of the TV station back to the party. Daher refused to do so, saying that "he will not allow the station to be subservient to a political party."
On 16 November 2007, hundreds of Lebanese Forces supporters gathered in front of LBC television in protest of the decision to cancel an interview with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. The interview was called off, after Geagea filed a lawsuit against Daher seeking to repossess LBC and restore its ownership back to the Lebanese Forces.
A Beirut court hearing the case opened by the Lebanese Forces against LBCI and its chairman issued its decision on February 29, 2012 and dismissed all charges against the defendant after accepting an appeal put forth by the defendant.
On 24 October 2012, the court of appeal invalidated the appeal ruling of 29 February 2012 and ruled that the Lebanese Forces are the legal owners of LBCI and Al Daher is to be fined. Furthermore, The Lebanese Forces have full access to Al Daher's family funds as an indemnity for Al Daher's abuse of trust.
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