Operator of Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade Twitter Account Charged with Inciting Sedition
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State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Tuesday Hussein al-Hussein with operating the Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade's account on Twitter and creating sedition.
The state-run National News Agency reported that Saqr charged al-Hussein with creating a “fake” account on Twitter under the name of the so-called Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade.
The 19-year-old suspect was charged with threatening the residents of Baalbek, politicians and security figures and the Lebanese army, in addition to claiming suicide attacks and the launching of rockets on Baalbek and Hermel.
Saqr also held him responsible for inciting sedition among nationals in an attempt to create hatred and hostility and provoking rift between sect.
The charges could lead to the death penalty.
Saqr then referred him to the First Military Examining Magistrate, Judge Abu Ghida.
On Monday, General Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud referred al-Hussein to the Military Court.
He was arrested last week by the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau.
Media reports said that the family of al-Hussein is close to Hizbullah.
The Brigade has claimed responsibility for several rocket and bomb attacks inside Lebanon, the last of which were the suicide blasts in Dahr al-Baydar and Raouche's Duroy Hotel.
The obscure group has threatened to target Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji and Maj. Suzan al-Hajj, chief of the Internal Security Forces' Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Protection bureau.
It has repeatedly slammed the military institution as the “Crusader Army” and it vowed to task gunmen to attack churches in Lebanon and in the eastern Bekaa valley in particular.
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19 August 2014, 14:25
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Funny how al manar covered all this guys stories and threats even suggesting other Arab States were sponsoring him. Now he has confessed to belonging to Hezb haram all of the sudden the great mouth piece of truth has gone silent, not even a whisper about this guy being arrested let alone belonging to the flock. I guess HA invasion in Syria May not have been as popular as they hoped and needed to further convince the faithful.
19 August 2014, 14:57
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he didnt confess to belonging to hezb, his family claimed to be "close to HA", and from that the m14 propagandists made him an honorary member of the HA shura council... seems like simplistic minds are very permeable to BS.
the family could be claiming they are "close to HA" for a many reasons, among which, from the top of my head:
-trying to avoid a backlash (they live in a neighborhood of baalbek, where you dont really want to be seen as those who were cheering the assassination of lakkis, or making sectarian threats)
or
-trying to implicate HA (which would suggest they are anti-HA in reality)
or
-trying to flaunt any relations they had with HA, hoping HA will help their kid get clemency
or... another thousand possibilities.
19 August 2014, 15:29
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i wouldnt really trust the ISF, whose leadership doesnt have any problem claiming political partisanism, and often tortured people into making any confession that suits their agendas...
but to my knowledge, even the ISF didnt claim he admitted to being HA member. if they did, please show me the source.
19 August 2014, 14:33
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According to Al Jadeed TV his family is naturalized of Turkmen origin convert to shi3a, pathetic OTV told half the story.
19 August 2014, 14:52
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deranged kid? or small time agent for some intelligence agency?
hoping we'll know the truth behind that one day
19 August 2014, 15:01
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now he is a deranged "kid"...lol. Before the arrest, the news of this free sunni brigades of HA was read and broadcast on all M8 news channels and sites as priority news and before any other news.
19 August 2014, 15:09
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As usual deny everthing
Army Helicopter Attacked Over South Lebanon, Captain Killed
The Central News Agency quoted Hizbullah sources as saying the group knows nothing about the shooting.
19 August 2014, 15:26
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before the arrest, nothing was known about the "brigades". when they (actually "he") claimed to be behind lakkis' assassination and certain car bombs, of course media were going to take it seriously. after all, twitter is now the main media through which nusra/isil/hariri express themselves.
now that we know the claims were false and there is no brigade, just a poor 19 yo kid who couldnt afford a computer and was tweeting from a blackberry.. the bubble kinda popped.
19 August 2014, 17:08
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For LEGAL PURPOSES i duly ask Naharnet not to display anymore posts that support terrorist organization. We do know that few idiots do support hizbullah that has nothing to do with our Culture, History and Human Dignity...please proceed quickly. Thank you
19 August 2014, 18:49
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Hassan al-Laqqis was shot in the head from close range by a silenced gun as he arrived home at around midnight in the Hadath district of Beirut, a source close to Hezbollah said. A previously unknown group, Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek brigade, claimed responsibility for the attack in a message on Twitter. also "فدا السيد حسن نصرالله"
19 August 2014, 19:00
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At 4 pm Iran time yesterday, an explosion reportedly took place in the city of Qazvin. Located 150 km northwest of Tehran. Qazvin has a population of approximately 400,000 souls. According to the Iran based Jam News, a Salafist organization from Lebanon by the name of (Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek stated on its twitter account that it was behind the explosions. The group claims that the bombing was in retaliation to a recent statement by the former IRGC commander and current Ayatollah Khamenei adviser Genenral Yahya Safavi that Iran’s front line is in “Southern Lebanon”. Everything they did was "فدا السيد حسن نصرالله"
19 August 2014, 22:35
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We all know this account was created by this Hussein, to create strife and portray the Sunni as extra extreme. He wanted to help the PR campaign to take the attention off of HA in Syria and help increase the need and awareness to put down Sunni extremism in the Levant. This is typical Lebanese politics.
