3 Women Referred to Judiciary over Smuggling of Palestinians, Lebanese to Libya

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The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch detained on Thursday three women in the southern port city of Sidon linked to the smuggling of Lebanese and Palestinian people to Italy on a ferry traveling from Libya.

Two Lebanese women identified as Ghinwa Z. and Rita R., who own a traveling agency, and a Palestinian female Hasiba H. were arrested by police in Sidon, media reports said.

The state-run National News Agency said that a Sudanese national was also arrested.

The detainees were interrogated over charges of facilitating the illegal travel of people to Libya.

Later on Thursday, NNA said the women were referred to South Prosecutor Rafih Ramadan after the end of the preliminary interrogation.

“A search and arrest warrant was circulated for Sudanese national Mohammed al-Mikkawi over his role as an intermediary between the women and a group operating in the same manner outside Lebanon,” the agency added.

Media reports pointed out that the migrants have been leaving Lebanon to Sudan illegally then entering Libya through the desert and off to Italy via the sea.

A ferry carrying illegal migrants from Libya to Italy, including Lebanese and Palestinians, sank off the port of Sabratha.

The southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh announced on Monday the survival of seven illegal Palestinian immigrants on the ferry, while a person was still missing.

H.K./Y.R.

Comments 4
Thumb the_roar 12 March 2015, 14:41

another way to look at it whyaskwhy...interesting!

I guess schindler was made out to be a hero & not a criminal, right?

Thumb -phoenix1 12 March 2015, 16:57

Sorry to break your bubble ya Roar, Schindler was indeed a hero, unlike your old man Aoun, the Speedy Gonzales of Baabda palace. Now about that big lie of yours, whereabouts do you live in Aussie? Don't you have work or a life but our politics? Just one more lie from you.

Default-user-icon mazen (Guest) 12 March 2015, 15:27

Walla, they should be encouraged to smuggle more Palestinians out of the country.

Thumb -phoenix1 13 March 2015, 00:20

And why create another troll ya jaben.