Report: 30 Nahr al-Bared Islamists to be Released Soon
The government is planning to release a group of 30 Islamists who have been held since the Nahr al-Bared clashes in 2007 without prosecution, An Nahar daily reported Tuesday.
The newspaper said that the move comes after the authorities released over the weekend Sheikh Nabil Rhim who was transported to the northern port city of Tripoli by a vehicle sent to him by Premier Najib Miqati.
Preparations are underway to release the 30 Islamists soon for lack of evidence on their involvement in the fighting between the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group and the Lebanese army at the northern Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared.
Minister of Economy and Trade Nicolas Nahhas told Voice of Lebanon radio station (100.5) that by releasing the Islamists, the cabinet stresses that “people shouldn’t remain in prison without prosecution if there is no evidence against them.”
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