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by en.annahar.com–  BEIRUT: Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Ghada Aoun indicted on Thursday Lebanese comedian Hicham Haddad after he mocked Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on his “Lahon W Bass” TV show. Aoun, which indicted Haddad upon the request of General Prosecutor Samir Hammoud, referred the case to Lebanon’s Court of Publications.Haddad’s indictment also sparked an outcry on social media, as this comes in the wake of a similar chain of events with political TV host Marcel Ghanem. Ghanem was summoned for questioning on January 4, 2018, following his Kalam El Nass episode that aired on November 16. The episode had featured a Saudi journalist, who launched a verbal attack against President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, and Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, accusing them of aiding and abetting terrorism due to their ties to Hezbollah. Hicham Haddad was expelled from the Free Patriotic Movement in August 2016, after “mocking” FPM President and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on his Facebook page. During New Year’s episode of his satire show, which airs every Tuesday, Haddad advised bin Salman to “eat less fast food.” The comedian commented on Hammoud’s decision by tweeting: “This footage was intended as a joke about Michel Hayek’s predictions.” Michel Hayek is a Lebanese “clairvoyant,” mostly known for his annual predictions. He appears on TV every New Year’s eve to make predictions.