The Army Command’s Orientation Directorate issued the following statement on Saturday: “Following the painful incident that took place on 7/1/2023 in the Qornet al-Sawda region between citizens of the towns of Bsharre and Baqaasfrin, which resulted in the death of the young Haitham Tawk, units of the army intervened to implement security measures, and soon after it was subjected to open fire, it responded in kind and arrested a number of people…At that time, it was found that the citizen Malek Romanos got injured and later died of his wounds.” “As a result, and based on the Public Prosecutor’s signal, the Intelligence Directorate launched an immediate investigation and arrested a number of those involved,” the statement added. Accordingly, after the completion of the investigations, and based on the indication of the Public Prosecution’s Court of Cassation, a number of detainees were released pending investigation and 11 detainees were referred to the concerned judiciary,” the statement concluded.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon