Hezbollah compares Bsharri detainees to prisoners held by Israel, report says

Hezbollah has tasked MP Hussein Hajj Hassan with contacting judicial authorities— specifically Public Prosecutor Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj — to request that the five Hezbollah men arrested earlier this week in Bsharri be handed over, MTV said in a report Friday.

Hajj Hassan said the five detainees would be considered like the group's prisoners held by Israel, the report said, adding that Public Prosecutor al-Hajj insisted that the investigation would take its course.

According to MTV, the detainees have undergone preliminary questioning and are scheduled for a joint confrontation today, Friday. They have requested a lawyer to represent them. Their exact mission remains unclear, as the apartment they were using was cleared of its contents, preventing the recovery of additional evidence.