Ziad el-Awf on a plane back to the US. (Credit: Twitter)
His trump card is his US passport.Mohammad Ziad al-Awf, a US-Lebanese dual national, was among the 17 people released Wednesday after being detained for more than two years in connection to the Beirut port blast investigation.Washington has a reputation for diligently protecting its citizens overseas. Ostensibly this expedited Awf’s release, and perhaps that of the rest of the detainees as well.The head of port security returned to the US Thursday, a few hours after his release, his lawyer Sakhr Hachem confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour. Hachem’s client left Lebanese territory before a travel ban could be issued against him.Awf is one of 17 people released Wednesday by order of Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Ghassan Oueidat, along with the director of customs Badri Daher and former port director Hassan Koraytem.Awf’s release came...
His trump card is his US passport.Mohammad Ziad al-Awf, a US-Lebanese dual national, was among the 17 people released Wednesday after being detained for more than two years in connection to the Beirut port blast investigation.Washington has a reputation for diligently protecting its citizens overseas. Ostensibly this expedited Awf’s release, and perhaps that of the rest of the detainees as well.The head of port security returned to the US Thursday, a few hours after his release, his lawyer Sakhr Hachem confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour. Hachem’s client left Lebanese territory before a travel ban could be issued against him.Awf is one of 17 people released Wednesday by order of Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Ghassan Oueidat, along with the director of customs Badri Daher and former port director Hassan Koraytem.Awf’s...