Lebanon: Escape of a Politically Connected Prisoner Embarrasses Authorities

Lebanon’s judiciary kicked off an investigation into the escape scandal or "smuggling" of a prisoner from his detention place at the State Security apparatus in the Sahet al-Abed area in eastern Beirut. The incident has raised many interpretations despite the accused, Dani al-Rashid’s, re-arrest in coordination with the Syrian authorities. Rashid is considered a very prominent figure.

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