Detained Islamist Shadi al-Mawlawi denied the accusations against
him that he belongs to the al-Qaida terrorist organization as his release is
not expected to take place any time soon, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat
on Friday.
Informed sources from the investigations with the detainee
revealed that al-Mawlawi had also denied accusations that he had fought
alongside the Free Syrian Army against the Syrian army.
He in fact denied ever having traveled outside of Lebanon.
He was also interrogated about his ties with suspected extremists
Qatari Abdullah Aziz al-Atiyeh and Lebanese Hamza Mahmoud Tarbey.
Al-Mawlawi said that Atiyeh had arrived in Lebanon for surgery and
had proposed that they aid Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
He denied that funds had been sent to support the Syrian revolt,
saying that they were aimed at solely aiding the refugees.
As for Tarbey, al-Mawalawi explained that he had purchased a
mobile phone recharge card from his store.
On his ties with arrested suspected extremist Jordanian Abdul
Malek Othman Abdul Salam, al-Mawlawi said that the suspect had inquired about
Syrian families that had sought refuge in Lebanon in order to provide them with
aid.
He denied knowledge that Abdul Salam was linked to Al-Qaida or any
other terrorist organization.
Military Investigative Judge Nabil Wehbi had interrogated both
al-Mawlawi and Abdul Salam on Thursday.
A request to release al-Mawlawi was referred on Thursday to the
Military Court, with his lawyer expecting that a ruling would be issued Friday.
Military Investigative Judge Nabil Wehbi interrogated Mawlawi for
around four hours, in the presence of his lawyer Mohammed Hafza who filed the
release request.
Wehbi then referred the request to Government Commissioner to the
Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr who will have the final say in the matter.
Saqr told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published on Friday
that the “appropriate decision” in al-Mawlawi’s case will be taken.
Asked if the detainee can be released, he warned against jumping
to conclusions in the investigation.
Al-Mawlawi’s arrest on Saturday in the northern city of Tripoli by
General Security agents had infuriated the city’s Islamists and sparked deadly
clashes that have left at least 12 people dead and more than 100 wounded.
Al-Mawlawi was arrested on charges of belonging to a terrorist
organization, but his supporters say he was targeted because of his help for
Syrian refugees fleeing to Lebanon.
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