Suleiman Meets Qortbawi, Hails Judiciary’s Efforts to Ease Prison Overcrowding

President Michel Suleiman expressed his relief on Tuesday over the judiciary’s rate in issuing verdicts.

He hoped after holding talks with Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi that these measures “would help ease prison overcrowding and resolve issues that had accumulated over the years.”

The talks addressed the Justice Ministry’s measures to revitalize the role of its agencies, especially the judicial ones, which would help create “positive sentiments for prisoners and their relatives.”

Roumieh, the oldest and largest of Lebanon's overcrowded prisons, has witnessed sporadic prison breaks in recent years and escalating riots over the past months as inmates living in poor conditions demand better treatment.