Saqr Charges 7 with Involvement in Tripoli Clashes

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State commissioner to the military court Judge Saqr Saqr charged 7 detainees, including a Palestinian, with opening fire at the army in gunbattles in the northern city of Tripoli, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

Saqr referred the 7 men to the military examining magistrate, urging him to issue arrest warrants to reveal the identities of their accomplices.

The assailants were also charged with attempted murder and the possession of arms without a license.

Earlier, Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) reported that Saqr denied that he ordered the release of 11 suspects, who were detained over their involvement in the latest gunbattles in Tripoli.

VDL reported that Saqr ruled out reports saying that Prime Minister Najib Miqati intervened for the release of the men.

He noted, according to the radio station, that he didn’t order the arrest or release of any person over the incident

On Sunday, the army issued a communique confirming the arrest of 18 people, saying it seized quantities of arms, ammunition and military hardware after a patrol came under fire in al-Zahriyeh.

The National News Agency reported on Thursday that seven suspects will be referred to the Military Tribunal for legal measures if there was evidence of their involvement in the Tripoli clashes.

The NNA added that the remaining 11 were freed for not having ties to the clashes between the majority Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh and the mainly Alawite Jabal Mohsen.

But according to al-Mustaqbal daily, the 11 men, who are from al-Mouri family, were on Sunday seized along with two truckloads of weapons and ammunition in al-Zahriyeh neighborhood.

Life slowly returned to normal in Tripoli on Monday after six days of gunbattles between the rival neighborhoods, which left scores of casualties.

Comments 5
Thumb makhaleh 31 August 2012, 10:35

the thing is the 11 el mouri members are hizballah members.....how do i know this....i know 4 of them and i am from there so thats why they got released which is a shame that the military just let them go

Default-user-icon MUSTAPHA O. GHALAYINI (Guest) 31 August 2012, 14:30

sakr, the time of cache -cache is finishing

Thumb lebneneh 31 August 2012, 19:28

7? all this fighting and only only seven were charged?

Missing cedar_revolution 01 September 2012, 09:03

@lebneneh,,,,,,could be those 7 are low ranking members of HA,,the others are high ranking members,,,,logic bro!

Missing galilee 31 August 2012, 20:57

They destroyed the Sufi shrines because it's an innovation, people worshipping graves. They did the same in Afghanistan , Somalia, mind your own business. We don't tell you what statues to put in your church. The Christians are a minority in the area, I bet you if was Lebanese Christians were being killed like the Sunni syrians that America and France would have already got involved but anytime a Muslim dies he's either wahabi or salafi.. Blah blah blah story up