No News on Lebanese Citizen 2 Weeks after his Arrest by Syria
There was still no news on Tuesday about Lebanese citizen Ahmed Tahboush who was arrested by Syrian authorities at the Aboudiyeh-Dabousiyeh border crossing two weeks ago.
Al-Akhbar newspaper said rumor has it that Tahboush, who hails from al-Kwaikhat village in Akkar province, was seized for "belonging to a political movement that opposes Syria" and because of his "participation in events hosted by the March 14 forces."
However, Kwaikhat head of municipality Omar al-Hayek, denied that the man was arrested for political reasons.
Other reports said Tahboush was arrested against the backdrop of differences between him and another Akkar citizen.
Al-Akhbar quoted social and political personalities in the region as saying that Tahboush”s family asked them to interfere and urge Syrian authorities to release the man. However, the personalities weren”t able to satisfy the family”s demand.
"I reassured his parents that it is normal for Syrian authorities to investigate with some people. But it releases them when proved they are innocent," one of the personalities, who refused to be identified, told al-Akhbar.