Former minister and intelligence operative Michel Samaha was arrested by a police strike force on Thursday morning. Many see his detention and the still-unknown accusations against him as punishment for his extraordinarily close ties to the Assad regime.
Jiwar, Metn - Former Minister Michel Samaha was still in bed on Thursday morning when 40 members of the “Strike Force” belonging to the Information Branch of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) broke into his home.
Shards of wood and a broken lock on the ground outside the door attest to that. The policemen broke the front door and did not notice that Jenna, the housekeeper, had opened the kitchen door leading to the garden right before dawn.
A few minutes after 8am, the elite force had entered Samaha’s bedroom. He got up and asked to change his clothes, while they were filling his belongings into the four forensic evidence boxes they had brought with them...
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