Lebanon’s Directorate of
the General Security said in a statement on Thursday that the decision to
deport 14 Syrian nationals was due to “violations” and “crimes” committed by
the latter in Lebanon.
The statement said: “Some
media outlets and news websites have posted a report that the general security
‘deported 14 Syrian activists to Syria’. The General Directorate would like to
clarify to the public that any decision to deport Syrian, Arab or foreign
[nationals] is based on judicial and security cases that abide by standards
stipulated by regional and international conventions. [However, if it was
proven that some people] might be endangered in their country upon deportation,
then they will be excluded.”
The general security called
for keeping the matter away from political debate.
On Wednesday Lebanon deported 14 Syrians despite the raging violence over the border, drawing
criticism from human rights activists.
Although Lebanese authorities said the reasons for the expulsions were
not political, a Human Rights Watch representative in Beirut said some of the
deportees had expressed fears of persecution on their return.http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=424400#
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