With regard to the Russian detainee accused of espionage, the Director General of the Lebanese General Security, Elias Al-Bisari, announced the arrest of a network of two people at Beirut airport who had links with the enemy and were in charge of operations inside. This was after obtaining information from Hezbollah stating that it was “recruited by the Israelis and asked to scout headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon.”
After he tried to reach an apartment in the southern suburbs, Hezbollah informed the security authorities about him, and they stopped him about two weeks ago while he was trying to leave the country at Beirut International Airport, accompanied by his wife and their child. After the Lebanese General Security finished listening to him, he was referred to the military judiciary, which is currently expanding its investigation with him.
The Director of Public Security added, “We interrogated them and referred them to the competent military judiciary,” without revealing the nationalities of the detainees.
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted the Russian embassy in Beirut as saying that it was “aware of the arrest of Russian citizens and is taking the necessary steps to clarify the circumstances” surrounding the incident.
It is noteworthy that since the start of the economic collapse in Lebanon three years ago, the security forces have monitored an increase in the number of those arrested on espionage charges.
2023-08-28 16:10:53
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