After denying government's appeal against his judgment that cleared Abbas Debes, a Lebanese national from allegations of human trafficking, Debes may likely be re-arrested following state lawyers' request to the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling handed by Judge George Smith of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court's.
In their request, the prosecutors want the Supreme Court to issue an extraordinary 'writ of mandamus' against Judge Smith, mandating him to grant their appeal.
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