Report: Meqdad Detainees to be Referred to Trials, Sentence Could Reach Life Imprisonment
Military Tribunal Judge Imad al-Zain requested the referral of 13 people, including 9 from al-
Meqdad family, to the court to be tried over an abduction spree of Syrians and Turkish nationals to avenge the kidnapping of Hassan al-Meqdad in Syria in August.
According to al-Mustaqbal newspaper published on Thursday, the suspects could be sentenced to life in prison with hard labor.
The 13 men are charged with forming an armed group to carry out terrorist acts, abduction of Syrians and Turks, jeopardizing the civil, social and political situation, threatening military personnel and the possession of illegal weapons.
In September, Zein issued arrest warrants against the suspects, including al-Meqdad clan spokesman Maher al-Meqdad.
The Army arrested several al-Meqdad family members, among them Maher, during raids on Beirut's southern suburbs and other areas.
Since then, the clan has freed the abductees.
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