Saqr Refers Asir, Detainees to Army Intelligence for Further Investigation
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr referred on Wednesday detained Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir to the Army Intelligence Directorate to expand investigations with him, various media reported.
A number of detainees linked to his case were also referred to the directorate.
Earlier, General Security forces had carried out wide raids in the southern city of Sidon and nearby areas in connection to the cleric's confessions, reported the National News Agency.
It searched the house of Palestinian Fouad G. in the old city of Sidon.
He is a supporter of al-Asir and has kept a low profile for some time, added NNA.
Security forces later arrested Sidon municipal policeman Sami al-Habsh following the cleric's confessions.
Head of the Sidon municipal police department later denied the claim, reported Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5).
The raids also covered the region of Sharhabeel, northeast of Sidon.
Al-Asir was arrested on Saturday at Rafik Hariri International Airport as he attempted to flee the country to Nigeria via Egypt.
The vocal anti-Hizbullah cleric is wanted, among other charges, for his involvement in clashes between his supporters and the army in Sidon's Abra region in 2013.
A number of his supporters have been arrested since his detention.
M.T.
D.A.
19 August 2015, 14:28
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Once Army Intelligence finishes with him, he will confess to carrying out 9/11 twin tower attacks. I hope they will not torture him like the ISF/Rifi does with their detainees.
19 August 2015, 14:48
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SOS..... in dangerous.....SOS
safe the cristhians in levant from geagea of mecca
I have afraid
19 August 2015, 16:34
42
This guy behaved like he was the Sheikh of all Lebanon, now what happend? He shaved his beard, and dressed up like a woman to flee away and be disguised.
This is the same guy, that so many followed because of his Anti-Resistance stances, they saw him as a hero.
Where is your hero now?
19 August 2015, 20:15
13
Lebanese justice, do not forget those they killed, justice delayed is justice denied. When done, hang them all in public, let everyone learn to respect our country, end of story.
19 August 2015, 20:19
13
Sre ya Southern, the country will be better without such filth, but removing Al Assir and his gang of evil terrorists will remain incomplete for as long as your Hezbollah keep Lebanon its hostage, you too have become quite a hazard for this country and its very existence, so maybe you need to start thinking of the day when Lebanon sees Hezbollah purely as a political party and not an army of mercenaries fighting in every possible front in the world.
19 August 2015, 20:35
12
that's why Manar announced the death of Mughniyeh in the newspaper right flamethrower";)
