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German prosecutors have demanded prison sentences for two defendants in the first trial of suspected members of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Germany. If convicted, a 50-year-old Lebanese man could face five and a half years in jail for membership of a foreign terrorist organization, the press office of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court announced on Wednesday. For the second defendant, a 56-year-old German-Lebanese citizen, the prosecution requested three years in prison. The two suspects were detained on May 10 last year in the state of Lower Saxony. The 56-year-old is said to have been a membe…

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