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Man held captive in prison without possibility to communicate
Reporter: admin
Date of incident:
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Detailed description of violation:
Sheikh Hassan Mchaymech, a Shi’a cleric, was detained on 11 October when he was handed over to the ISF by Syrian security officials. He had been detained and reportedly tortured in Syria because he was suspected of supplying information to Mossad. After his release he was handed over to the Lebanese authorities. He was held incommunicado by the Lebanese authorities, first at an ISF detention prison in Beirut, then in Roumieh Prison until early December when his family were allowed to visit him for the first time.