Al-Meqdad Clan Members, Syrians Charged with Kidnapping, Forming Armed Group
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State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Tuesday six people from al-Meqdad family and Syrians with belonging to an armed group and kidnapping people.
The charges include setting up an armed group for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, kidnapping people, and terrifying them at gunpoint, the National News Agency said.
The other charges are threats made to military members and the ownership of arms, NNA added.
Saqr transferred the suspects to Judge Riyad Abu Ghida to oversee the case.
Several people from al-Meqdad family, including the clan's spokesman Maher al-Meqdad, and Syrians have been lately arrested by the Army during raids on Beirut's southern suburbs and other areas.
The raids came after the clan went on an abduction spree of Syrians and Turkish nationals to avenge the kidnapping of family member Hassan al-Meqdad in Damascus last month.
Since then, the clan has freed the Turkish businessman Tekin Tufan and several other Syrians that it had kidnapped.
18 September 2012, 11:06
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Yet another compelling evidence of hizb thuggary intimidation extortion and murder and guess what they are the majority in government,what a joke.
18 September 2012, 14:15
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How about the kidnappers of the Lebanese in Syria's friends and allies in Lebanon, will they be apprehended and arrested? If you wish to be fair to all sides Saqr Saqr then take decisive action.
18 September 2012, 14:40
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Good move, no more armed gangs in Lebanon from ANY group...
18 September 2012, 14:59
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Something is fishy. my gut tells me mokdads will be released soon as part of a package deal. If not, it would be the first time since long that we are actually arresting chiite big fish, not just sunnite and christian thugs.
This would be a new era.
18 September 2012, 17:45
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This was another blunder by the Hezz....putting a group of thugs they pretend were not associated with to kidnap people. I agree with lebanon_first......they will be released under some criminal Hezz deal.
