Army Raids Abu Taqiyeh's House in Arsal
An army patrol on Thursday raided the house of controversial Islamist cleric Sheikh Mustafa al-Hujeiri, aka Abu Taqiyeh, in the border town of Arsal with the aim of arresting him, TV networks said.
He was not arrested seeing as he was not at the property at the time of the raid, the reports said.
The raid follows confessions by his detained son, Obada, about his father's alleged involvement in the 2014 kidnap of around 30 Lebanese soldiers and policemen during clashes with jihadist groups, media reports said.
The development comes on the eve of a national funeral for 10 soldiers kidnapped in 2014 and eventually executed by the terrorist Islamic State group.
The bodies of the troops were recovered last month in the wake of an army offensive against the militants.
08 September 2017, 06:48
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By all means, if this or any other guy is involved arrest them. But the question is why have you not arrested him since 2014?
As to confessions, every Lebanese citizen knows how confessions are obtained. I made the mistake of moving back to Lebanon in 2005 and had a run in with immigration when my wife and I tried to bring a helper from the Philippines. Our helper happened to be a good looking girl and I had a visit from a thug at immigration who was insinuating that we brought this girl in for purposes other than domestic helper purposes. When I took exception to his statement he got all arrogant and aggressive and threatened to bring me in for further questioning. He was an uneducated 25 year old thug.
Anyway, our stay in Lebanon lasted 2 years only ( after spending a fortune ) and we were so glad to go back to the States and live among civilized people.
