have the right to

"But we're fighting a war against a vicious enemy and we must have the right to use everything we need within the realm of international law to defend ourselves," he said.

Under the state Code of Civil Procedure, defendants and their legal teams have the right to discuss a verdict with a juror, provided the juror consents to the conversation and the discussion happens at a “reasonable time and place.”

A sticking point remains, however, related to Israel’s demand to have the right to act inside Lebanon if there is any violation of a deal - something the Lebanese authorities consider unacceptable.

In 2018, he expressed an expansive view of his powers under the Constitution: “I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want.”

Sophie Stevens, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "I would like to remind all concerned that there are active criminal proceedings against these individuals, and they have the right to a fair trial."