Investigations into the case of Shadi Mawlawi have
not yet proven that the detainee maintains any organizational link with al-Qaeda
despite his support for the organization and its ideology and despite his online
interaction with people in Afghanistan. The investigation was also not able to say
with certainty that Mawlawi was in the process of plotting terrorist acts on
Lebanese territory. However, they only revealed that the detainee supports
rebels in Syria and went to Syria several times to take part in combat
operations or to deliver funds.
25-year-old Shadi Mawlawi, who was
imprisoned for his Islamist links, is still detained by the military judiciary along
with a Jordanian citizen suspected of being a member of al-Qaeda.
According to well-informed security sources, the Jordanian
is a pharmacist that was in Syria from where he flew to Tehran. He was turned
away by Iranian authorities, stopping in Syria on his way to Lebanon, staying
in contact with Mawlawi throughout. The sources added that the Jordanian was
suspected of funding opposition members in Syria and that he was planning on
sending an additional $20,000 to the rebels.
The dragnet of investigations also snared a Qatari
national who was suspected of funding rebels in Syria. However, the charges
were not substantiated as no links were found between him and Mawlawi and he
was later released.