Arrest Warrants Issued against Bilal, Omar Miqati for Belonging to ISIL
Arrest warrants were issued on Wednesday against detainees Bilal and Omar Miqati for belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group, reported the National News Agency.
It said that Military Tribunal Judge Imad al-Zein issued the warrants after interrogating them over their terrorist links.
Bilal also confessed to executing serviceman Ali al-Sayyed, said NNA.
Earlier in April, the detainees were charged with belonging to ISIL in order to carry out terrorist attacks.
They were also charged with fighting the army in the northeastern border town of Arsal in August.
The suspects were arrested by the Lebanese army on March 24 near a checkpoint in the eastern town of Hrabta.
If convicted, the suspects could face the death penalty.
Sayyed and a number of other serviceman were abducted from Arsal in the wake of the clashes between the army and jihadist groups.
Three other hostages were also executed, while the rest are still being held.
Later on Wednesday, Zein issued arrest warrants against detainees Nabil al-Siddiq and Ali Ayyoub on terrorism charges.
Siddiq, a Syrian also known as Abi Sayyaf, and Ayyoub were charged on April 15 with belonging to ISIL and forming cells for the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks.
These cells were also trained to carry out assassinations and combating the Lebanese army during its clashes with extremists in Arsal in August.
Their case was referred to the military general prosecution.
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