Shahhal Says Army Arrested his Son in Tripoli
Prominent Salafist leader Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal claimed on Friday that the Lebanese army arrested his son Jaafar in the northern city of Tripoli overnight.
Al-Shahhal said an army intelligence unit apprehended Jaafar in the area of al-Zahriyeh.
The Salafist Movement condemned the arrest, saying no arrest warrant has been issued against the man.
Al-Shahhal, who is the founder of the movement in Tripoli, told An Nahar daily last month that an arrest warrant issued against him by the military prosecutor would have dire consequences.
He accused the Lebanese institutions of discriminating against its citizens.
“I cannot remain silent toward such injustice,” he said.
The warrant against al-Shahhal was issued after the military found a weapons cache at the residence of Sheikh Bilal Diqmaq, another salafist cleric.
Al-Shahhal said the arms belonged to him and demanded that the military returned them.
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