Saqr Refers Asir, Detainees to Army Intelligence for Further Investigation
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr referred on Wednesday detained Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir to the Army Intelligence Directorate to expand investigations with him, various media reported.
A number of detainees linked to his case were also referred to the directorate.
Earlier, General Security forces had carried out wide raids in the southern city of Sidon and nearby areas in connection to the cleric's confessions, reported the National News Agency.
It searched the house of Palestinian Fouad G. in the old city of Sidon.
He is a supporter of al-Asir and has kept a low profile for some time, added NNA.
Security forces later arrested Sidon municipal policeman Sami al-Habsh following the cleric's confessions.
Head of the Sidon municipal police department later denied the claim, reported Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5).
The raids also covered the region of Sharhabeel, northeast of Sidon.
Al-Asir was arrested on Saturday at Rafik Hariri International Airport as he attempted to flee the country to Nigeria via Egypt.
The vocal anti-Hizbullah cleric is wanted, among other charges, for his involvement in clashes between his supporters and the army in Sidon's Abra region in 2013.
A number of his supporters have been arrested since his detention.
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