Commissioner to the
Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr decided on Thursday to transfer ex-Minister
Michel Samaha, who was detained on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in
Lebanon, to al-Rihaniyeh military prison in Baabda.
According to the
National News Agency, Samaha was moved from his previous detention center in
the military tribunal in Beirut's Mathaf area to al-Rihaniyeh for “security
reasons.”
The former minister,
Syrian National Security Bureau head Ali Mamlouk and a Syrian officer
identified as Brig. Gen. Adnan were charged on Aug. 11 with plotting to
assassinate political and religious figures in Lebanon and carry out terrorist
attacks.
On Tuesday, Military
Examining Magistrate Judge Riyad Abu Ghida heard the testimonies of Samaha's
bodyguard and driver over the bombing attacks plot.
Bodyguard Ali Mallah and
driver Fares Barakat, who were arrested for questioning on Aug. 9 and later
released, testified to Abu Ghida on the transfer of explosives from Syria in an
attempt to carry out bombings in northern Lebanon.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/51753
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