Lebanon's Grand Mufti, Abdel-Latif Deriane, received on Saturday the families of Islamic detainees, along with others from various regions of Lebanon, at Dar Al-Fatwa.
The families urged him to "work with the authorities to expedite the issuance of a general amnesty for all prisoners without exception, particularly for the Islamic detainees."
Deriane emphasized that this issue is “moral and humanitarian,” adding that they have consistently followed up with the relevant parties to find a satisfactory resolution and close this chapter.
“We call for the passage of a comprehensive general amnesty law, without exceptions, so that this matter can be concluded quickly and a new page can be turned. We are convinced that the majority of Islamic detainees in prisons are victims of injustice, accused on various pretexts,” he stated.
The meeting was attended by members of the Higher Islamic Sharia Council, including the Head of Sunni Sharia Courts, Sheikh Muhammad Assaf; Captain Muhammad Murad; Judges Iyad Bardan, Hamza Sharafeddine, and Sheikh Fouad Zarrad. Attorney Zina Al-Masri and members of the Follow-up Committee for the Families of Detainees also participated in the meeting.
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