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Judge Saqr releases FSA Colonel without issuing charges against him

18-11-2014 | 08:24

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Judge Saqr releases FSA Colonel without issuing charges against him

The state-run National News Agency reported on Tuesday that State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr handed over the head of the Free Syrian Army command council, Colonel Abdullah Rifai, to Lebanon's General Security without issuing any charges against him.

The agency added that Rifai was released from custody and will be handed to the General Security after his attorney Tareq Shandab submitted a request in this regard.

"Rifai was released on condition he does not leave the country," the agency noted.

Last week, the Lebanese army apprehended Rifai who was attempting to enter Syria using fake documents.

The FSA is the Western-backed group fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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