Details Unfold on Asir as Questioning Continues

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The General Security continued on Tuesday to question Ahmed al-Asir as the investigation with him allegedly revealed that he had broken his ties with Fadel Shaker, a once-prominent Lebanese singer-turned Salafist.

Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr told al-Joumhouria daily that the questioning of al-Asir, who was arrested at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport over the weekend, could last till Wednesday before his referral to the military tribunal or to the army intelligence for further investigation if needed.

According to As Safir newspaper, al-Asir told investigators that he hid in a neighborhood at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh after escaping from the Bilal bin Rabbah Mosque in Abra, a suburb of the southern city of Sidon, in 2013.

Shaker, who had teamed up with al-Asir, was also hiding in the same neighborhood. But the detainee said that he broke his ties with him after the former singer contacted security agencies.

Shaker allegedly sent messages to the agencies, claiming that he had not been involved in the clashes between al-Asir's supporters and the Lebanese army and asking for guarantees before handing himself over to the authorities.

Abra was turned into a battle zone in June 2013 when al-Asir's followers engaged in deadly battles with the military following an attack on an army checkpoint.

The army seized his headquarters after 48 hours of clashes that killed 18 soldiers, but al-Asir was able to escape with Shaker and several other followers.

The cleric was arrested at the airport on Saturday. He was holding a fake Palestinian passport and trying to flee to Nigeria via Cairo.

According to al-Akhbar newspaper, al-Asir told investigators that his supporters had not opened fire on the army checkpoint, accusing the Hizbullah-linked Resistance Bridades of inciting the battles.

Al-Akhbar also said the anti-Hizbullah cleric claimed that he had moved to northern Lebanon in the trunk of a car and had stayed at the residences of Sheikhs Salem al-Rafehi and Khaled Hoblos.

He later returned to Ain el-Hilweh and tried in vain to join militants in Syria and to travel to Turkey.

Al-Asir's confessions have led to the arrest of several individuals linked to him.

But General Security said in a statement on Tuesday that reports about details on Asir's arrest and his confessions are not true.

It hoped the media would put the nation's interest before any other interest to facilitate its work.

G.K.

D.A.

Comments 51
Default-user-icon mowaten with only one account (Guest) 18 August 2015, 09:06

innocent until proven guilty unless he is a sunni. Since he is from Saida, he is is Sunni hence and therefore he is guilty.

Default-user-icon the_roar (Guest) 18 August 2015, 09:26

FT and I are the two most informative posters on naharnet by two country miles and that is the reason we get the most votes and have VIP status in the top rated comments' section.

Thumb justin 18 August 2015, 09:42

قتيلان جديدان لـ”حزب الله” في الزبداني
قتل عنصران تابعان لـ”حزب الله” في الزبداني في سوريا، هما حسن دياب الهبش من بعلبك – حي الواد ومحمد باقر منير غريب من سكان بلدة تول.

Thumb EagleDawn 18 August 2015, 10:28

Good news! just made my and mowaten's day;)

Thumb EagleDawn 18 August 2015, 10:50

@ why dont you stop harassing other users with your pathetic sectarian attacks and go practice your failed trolling somewhere else?

glad the war is moving in the right direction, naive;)

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 10:57

lol yea, this news seems to bother the takfiri fanclub, so they divert to anything they can.

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 11:02

The fall of Assir makes Lebanon a safer place.
Very good job by the Airport security spotting him.

Thumb galaxy 18 August 2015, 11:09

the death of nassrallah will make it even safer.

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 11:17

galaxi: do you mean safer for your country israel?

Thumb galaxy 18 August 2015, 11:24

no mowaten, his presence is!

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 11:28

Yes congratoulations galaxy, you wish the same thing as Israel.
March 14 & Israel have the same goals for Lebanon.

Thumb jaafar.ibn.iblees 18 August 2015, 11:37

is that a martyred iranian jihadi terrorist family in your avatar?

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 11:42

Are you a follower of Assir ibn.iblis?

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 16:04

5 million Lebanese? Where do you get that estimate from?
I would like to see you try.

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 16:49

Mystic, the fall of Al Kassir is indeed an excellent bit of news, and it sure makes Lebanon safer, but Lebanon will never be safe enough so long as your cocky and arrogant Hezbollah keeps behaving as if the state of Lebanon didn't exist. Your Hezbollah's refusal to acknowledge the pivotal role of the moderate Sunnis of Lebanon is what paved the way for radicals and extremists to replace them. Life is Karma, you people screw up, you then get a bigger screw, and again you must increase the size of your screw-ups in response. Al Kassir is now down, but Hezbollah won't miss the chance to create more Al Kassirs. Then a person like you should be the last to talk of security, in July 2006, Lebanon was a peaceful and prosperous country, until your Sayed decided to spark another war with your Raison-d'etre, Israel. There are times when people like you need to take a break from the routine, the lying routine.

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 16:51

Then ya Mystic, before you turbo charge yourself with more accusations over me as my being a Zionist and whatever else blabla you wish to blare, or to create another zillion more trolls with 50 thumbs in each hand, don't forget what Hezbollah did a couple of years later in West Beirut and the Shouf. The words safe and peace are but part of your propaganda machine, nothing else. OK, now you can get fired up ya Mystic and please call your friends too for trolling.

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 16:54

Mystic, how come you got 24 thumbs up ya man, you must tell us how, if you please. Then you thumbed down Eagle with 28, come on man, between you and the others, how many trolls? Jeez 3ala tijlit koun, shou hal boutah.

Thumb ex-fpm 18 August 2015, 16:54

Phoenix: I strongly urge you to watch this episode of DNA
DNA 17/08/2015: توقيف أحمد الأسير
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpy5ERFvjKI
They were praising Assir when he first came out because he was attacking Hariri;)

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 17:13

March 14 alliance are unfortunately the very weakness of this country, without it Lebanon would be free from whining and corruption.
This is March 14's "honor", how they see themselves and how they wish Lebanon to be, I guess you of all people can relate to that, texas and phoenix. -

https://younglbadult.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/10881978_1605049713103853_2090179367_n.jpg?w=700

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 17:19

By the way, I believe the guy with the Lebanese flag on my link, is from the Lebanese Forces, do you know him by any chance phoenix?

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 20:46

Don't be ashamed of yourself phoenix. After all it was your beloved phalangists and LF that liked to stay warm and comfortable under the Israelis wings during the war, too bad they left you yeah?

I'm just the informer, I thought you were proud of your patriotic deeds towards your ally Israel.

Missing humble 18 August 2015, 10:51

Total toll death since the beginning is over 1500.

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 20:27

The man with the Lebanese Flag must be you ya Mystic since he is on your link. You see why they say the word weakling, good heavens, Mystic, are you telling us you are a Shiite gay now?

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 20:37

La 3younak ya Mystic. /www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpy5ERFvjKI
They were praising Assir when he first came out because he was attacking Hariri;)

Default-user-icon report.man aka mowaten (Guest) 18 August 2015, 10:00

I hope he is not being tortured

Missing humble 18 August 2015, 10:52

No one can deny that Ebola is a disease.

Thumb Mystic 18 August 2015, 11:04

I can confirm you are a disease yourself humble. Spreading it on all articles.

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 11:20

yes, humble "ebola" is a tropical virus that causes haemorrhagic fevers, but i dont see how your obsession with it is relevant here.

Missing CFTC 18 August 2015, 11:26

@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since the day you declared with a straight face you were a shiaa atheist and also a member of hezbollah with only one account. I think i will also continue to laugh at your statement " this news seems to bother the takfiri fanclub,". Thank you Thank you

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 11:55

lol terrorist, your fantasies are truly pathetic.

Thumb ex-fpm 18 August 2015, 11:56

41 to be exact;)
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/187503-geagea-hails-asir-s-arrest-despite-his-disguise-while-known-killers-run-free#comment-477441

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 12:42

"exact"

Thumb -phoenix1 18 August 2015, 20:31

Mowaten, how come you got 29 ups already? Mystic, that's many thumbs up for you guys, ah for lack of a plausible argument, that's the best you can do? I am worried for you guys, no bravado in doing this, none.

Thumb cedars2 18 August 2015, 10:55

Guys can I just say that being happy when you read that a fellow Lebanese citizen is killed for whatever political reason is just not right. It's not his fault he got brainwashed in Mahdi schools is it? He didn't really have much of a chance or a choice.lets all try and respect the dead, we are after all educated people not savages...

Thumb cedars2 18 August 2015, 10:58

And congrates to Lebanon on capturing al assir, may we bring all the assassins, killers, hired hands to justice.

Default-user-icon rami abu nasr (Guest) 18 August 2015, 11:00

question to abbas ibrahim: why did you not arrest mustapha bedriddene at Jihad mughniyeh's funeral?

Thumb galaxy 18 August 2015, 11:08

وتوقف المحققون عند النبرة القاسية التي تميز أجوبة الأسير خلال حديثه عن «تيار المستقبل» وآل الحريري،

Thumb barrymore 18 August 2015, 11:29

18 minutes ago General Security said reports about details on Asir's arrest and his confessions are not true.

Thumb marcus 18 August 2015, 11:46

The leaks are obviously coming out of the general security and no one else. Maybe they should tighten the grip on what they tell Al Safir and Al Manar.

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 11:57

"obviously"

Default-user-icon cityboy (Guest) 18 August 2015, 12:37

exactly mowaten exactly the same! I was 'obviously' thinking the same, the same the same. We have so much in common it is not even funny anymore. We both are shias, both are paid to post, both experts at distortion, both troll and above all we both are secular. I just hope people don't think we are the same poster.

Thumb _mowaten_ 18 August 2015, 13:01

"it is not even funny anymore"

Default-user-icon cityboy (Guest) 18 August 2015, 13:17

we 'obviuosly' share the same sense of humor too:)

Default-user-icon rami abu nasr (Guest) 18 August 2015, 19:59

you are obviously very popular wow!!

Thumb ex-fpm 18 August 2015, 11:54

;) I doubt it. The most plausible scenario is he was snitched on by the palestinians who issued him the passport

Default-user-icon illiterate and very illegitimate southern (Guest) 18 August 2015, 13:15

hahaha! good one

Default-user-icon puppet (Guest) 18 August 2015, 11:48

I respect Mr. Mowaten, Mr. Nasrallah, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Asir equally for their love of Lebanon and Muslims.

Default-user-icon false flag (Guest) 18 August 2015, 12:32

General security really don't need to tell us that the al akhbar details were lies, it's al akhbar after all. Nigeria is were they keep catching hezballah financiers right? So assir was going there instead of going to qatar or ksa or turkey, interesting.

Thumb Hajjeh.Hayat 18 August 2015, 18:30

Assir or the earlier version of the "Free Sunni of Baalbek Brigade", who was behind that?

Default-user-icon East Africana (Guest) 18 August 2015, 22:50

am not an Arab am an African but reading the comment of all those accusing Hizbullah, proves to me the reason why God decided to bring all the prophet from Arab,These are the Foolish apes I have ever seen in this world and that's why all are being persecuted and colonised by a bunch of zionist. Longlive Syed Hassan Nassrallah Long live Hizbullah. We understand you very well. let this idiot die of their Angry.

Default-user-icon eli (Guest) 19 August 2015, 07:01

The Lebanese army should also prosecute the criminals in the Palestinian camp who harboured alasir..