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August 31, 2012

Naharnet - Saqr Denies Release of 11 Suspects Involved in Tripoli Clashes, August 31 2012


State commissioner to the military court Judge Saqr Saqr denied on Friday that he ordered the release of 11 suspects, who were detained over their involvement in the latest gunbattles in the northern city of Tripoli.
Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) 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.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/51878

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