Roumieh Prison, the largest in Lebanon. (Credit: Marwan Assaf)
Families of Islamist detainees in Lebanon held a sit-in outside Roumieh prison on Tuesday to demand the release of their loved ones.
"Yes, we are angry if our dignity is violated," they chanted. Holding portraits of their relatives, they called on caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to "quickly resolve the issue."
The protesters also insisted on the release of the young people from Arsal who had supported the Syrian revolution.
On the eve of the fall of the Assad regime, the head of the Committee of Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon, Wadad Halwani, held a press conference on Saturday after the release of prisoners by rebels in several Syrian cities. The committee asked the Lebanese authorities to inquire about the fate of any Lebanese among them.