Beirut's Investigative Judge George Rizk on Monday ordered the release of the resigned head of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, Bechara Asmar, on a LBP 500,000 ($331) bail after he had been held in custody over the contempt and defamation charges pressed against him.

Upon his release, Asmar deemed what happened with him as an indirect attack against the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, saying that the leaked video was aimed at ending his role and toppling him.

Asmar hoped that accountability would be enforced equally on everyone in the country, saying that officials who caused the Lebanese people's ordeals must be tried.

Asmar stressed that he truly belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate, adding that he has always been spiritually and practically part of the Maronite church.

Asmar had appeared before the magistrate to give his testimony as part of five lawsuits filed against him in the wake of the insulting and obnoxious comments he made about late Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir.

Before beginning a press conference earlier this month, Asmar was heard mocking the venerable cardinal, one day after he was laid to rest, being unaware that his microphone was already turned on.

Judge Rizk issued the release verdict after questioning the five individuals who were seen sitting alongside Asmar and laughing at his obscene comments in the leaked video.