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Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
The transfer aims to reduce overcrowding in Lebanese jails and strengthen bilateral ties, with over 300 Syrian inmates to be repatriated under the new treaty.
- On Friday, Lebanon and Syria signed at Beirut government headquarters a treaty to transfer more than 300 Syrian prisoners, signed by Tarek Mitri and Mazhar al-Wais.
- Lebanon's cabinet had approved the deal last month to ease pressure on overcrowded Lebanese prisons holding about 2,500 Syrian prisoners and to boost confidence between Lebanon and Syria.
- Mitri said most of those to be moved are inmates not convicted of violent crimes, with some violent offenders eligible after serving seven and a half years.
- Implementation was set to begin on Saturday, and Lebanese and Syrian officials said the step will boost confidence and help advance bilateral relations between Lebanon and Syria.
- Against a fraught historical backdrop, the transfer builds on an October prisoner-transfer agreement after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow and amid Lebanon–Syria historical grievances including nearly three decades of Syrian presence in Lebanon.
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Beirut signs deal to send 300 Syrian prisoners home
Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors. The signing came a week after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved a treaty with Syria for the transfer of prisoners. The deal was signed at the government headquarters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, by Lebanon’s D…
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Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country
Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement to transfer over 300 Syrian detainees from Lebanese prisons to continue their sentences in Syria.
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