A national committee to address issue of the Lebanese detainees

After waiting for years to know the fate of their beloved,  the establishment of a national committee to address the issue of the Lebanese detainees might be their hope.

In the presence of the Minister of Justice, representatives of the International committee of the Red Cross, the committee of human rights, the decree of establishing a national committee to address the issue of the Lebanese detainees in Syria was discussed in parliament on Tuesday.          

The meeting was held for discussing various points of view with a number of deputies stating their opinion regarding the issue and Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi promising to raise the decree to cabinet as soon as possible.                 

Parents of the detainees pointed out that establishing this committee is only the beginning for serious work to follow regarding gathering information about those abducted and detained in Syria.



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