The fake Iraqi officer, Tarek Nasrawi, with the head of State Security, Edgar Lawandos. (Credit: Social media)
Meet the new Abu Omar. Just a few months after the famous case of the Lebanese mechanic who posed as a member of the Saudi royal court to build ties with political figures, a new case of identity theft is worrying Lebanese authorities. But this time, it's not political parties and religious figures, but the country's most sensitive security agencies that are at the heart of the matter.Tarek Nasrawi, an Iraqi citizen, allegedly presented himself as the head of security at his country's embassy in Beirut. His goal? To build connections with officials at Lebanese security agencies and extract information from them. He was arrested in early May, after months of going undetected and meeting senior officials, exposing Lebanon's security and institutional vulnerabilities.Information gatheringAccording to our information, Tarek...
Meet the new Abu Omar. Just a few months after the famous case of the Lebanese mechanic who posed as a member of the Saudi royal court to build ties with political figures, a new case of identity theft is worrying Lebanese authorities. But this time, it's not political parties and religious figures, but the country's most sensitive security agencies that are at the heart of the matter.Tarek Nasrawi, an Iraqi citizen, allegedly presented himself as the head of security at his country's embassy in Beirut. His goal? To build connections with officials at Lebanese security agencies and extract information from them. He was arrested in early May, after months of going undetected and meeting senior officials, exposing Lebanon's security and institutional vulnerabilities.Information gatheringAccording to our information, Tarek...
