Supporters of the Lebanese Forces block the highway leading to Jbeil after the disappearance of Pascal Sleiman on April 8, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Azakir/Reuters)
The case of Pascal Sleiman, a senior Lebanese Forces (LF) member who was assassinated on April 9, 2024, has resurfaced after Syria handed over the main suspect, gang leader Ahmad Noun, to the Lebanese authorities on Saturday.This is an unprecedented move, as the former regime of Bashar al-Assad — overthrown in December — had previously refused to extradite suspects to Lebanon. Equally unprecedented was the direct intervention of the LF with Damascus to revive the case, alongside a Lebanese judicial process initiated at the LF's request.“Communication with Syria was conducted on two levels: through the former, and the new Cabinet of which we are a part; and then at the party level, to ensure follow-up,” said Charles Jabbour, spokesperson for the LF, referring to the presence of four LF ministers in the Cabinet, including Foreign...
The case of Pascal Sleiman, a senior Lebanese Forces (LF) member who was assassinated on April 9, 2024, has resurfaced after Syria handed over the main suspect, gang leader Ahmad Noun, to the Lebanese authorities on Saturday.This is an unprecedented move, as the former regime of Bashar al-Assad — overthrown in December — had previously refused to extradite suspects to Lebanon. Equally unprecedented was the direct intervention of the LF with Damascus to revive the case, alongside a Lebanese judicial process initiated at the LF's request.“Communication with Syria was conducted on two levels: through the former, and the new Cabinet of which we are a part; and then at the party level, to ensure follow-up,” said Charles Jabbour, spokesperson for the LF, referring to the presence of four LF ministers in the Cabinet, including...