The Beirut accusatory
body headed by Judge Nada Dakroub on Wednesday decided to release Wissam
Alaeddine, the suspect in the attack on al-Jadeed television, on a LBP 2 million
bail.
Dakroub had issued an
arrest warrant for Alaeddine that expired today. On July 4, she overruled a
decision by Beirut Examining Magistrate Judge Ghassan Owaidat to release
Alaeddine and keep him under judicial supervision.
Alaeddine is charged with
attempted murder and the possession of weapons.
He was one of several
gunmen who attacked al-Jadeed television's headquarters in the Beirut
neighborhood of Wata el-Msaytbeh in June.
The group opened fire on
the building, hurled Molotov bombs and set fire to tires at its entrance.
Alaeddine was detained
at the scene after his clothes caught fire.
The attack came after
Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir launched a scathing attack on Hizbullah
and AMAL Movement during an interview with the station.
Later on Wednesday, heavy
celebratory gunfire erupted near Alaeddine's residence in the Beirut
neighborhood of Zoqaq al-Blat. Convoys also roamed several streets in Beirut in
celebration of the move.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/51658
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