Trial of Lebanon camp battle case kicks off

The judicial council in Lebanon started on Friday the trial of Islamist prisoners who allegedly fought the Lebanese Army in 2007 at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon. Judge Jean Fahd is chairing the trial of Fatah al-Islam members charged with crimes and misdemeanors against Lebanese soldiers during the battle at the northern refugee camp. The Nahr al-Bared case has been split up into several cases. Following Fatah al-Islam’s defeat at Nahr al-Bared, security services sought the arrest of 570 individuals for involvement with the Al-Qaeda-inspired group.