Judge Saqr Saqr decided on Tuesday to release Shadi al-Mawlawi on bail after over a week in custody

Judge Saqr Saqr decided on Tuesday to release Shadi al-Mawlawi on bail after over a week in custody.

Upon his release, Mawlawi claimed that he was “wrongfully arrested for aiding Syrian refugees in Lebanon.” “I was forced to make confessions under pressure,” he added on his arrival in the northern city of Tripoli.

Mawlawi was released on bail of L.L. 500,000 after a hearing that was held on Tuesday. A request for his release had been submitted last week, but it was rejected in order to carry out more investigations.