The Military Court on Wednesday acquitted Internal Security Forces officer Suzanne Al-Hajj in Ziad Itani's case, while sentencing hacker Elie Ghabash to one year in jail.

However, the court charged Hajj with withholding information and sentenced her to two months in prison; a sentence that could be substituted with a fine of LBP200,000 (around $130).

Hajj, former head of the ISF's Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights Protection Office, has been tried for her suspected connection to the case of Ziad Itani, Lebanese comedian, director and playwright who was charged with collaborating with Israel.

Hajj was suspected of being involved in framing up Itani along with other accomplices, including Ghabash who worked as an informant for the State Security and was hired to open fake accounts online that helped fabricate evidence implicating Itani.

Earlier on Thursday, State Commissioner to the Military Court Peter Germanos called for Hajj’s acquittal, saying that there is lack of incriminating evidence against her.