A new courtroom will be inaugurated Monday at the Roumieh prison, the process which aims at speeding up trials for the problematic Fatah al-Islam inmates.

A new courtroom will be inaugurated Monday at the Roumieh prison, the process which aims at speeding up trials for the problematic Fatah al-Islam inmates.

The event coincides with the detention of the prison's warden Sunday after the escape of three extremists was discovered last week and the raid on cellblock B where the extremists are held.

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi, and General Robert Jabbour, representing Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi, were to arrive at the prison for the inauguration.

“The construction of the courtroom is very important. The inauguration will take place at Roumieh prison today and trials will begin as soon as possible,” Qortbawi told media outlets on Monday.

Last Friday Roumieh guards discovered that three prisoners – Syrian Omar Othman, Palestinian Mohammad Falah and Algerian Faisal Aiqala – had escaped when they sought to summon one for his court date.

Security forces on Sunday raided cellblock B in Roumieh prison, where Fatah al-Islam inmates are jailed, seizing prohibited items, including cellphones and sharp objects, media reports said.

Investigations are ongoing to determine how three Fatah al-Islam inmates managed to escape from Roumieh prison about a month ago.

Local mass media indicated it is likely that the prisoners used fake identification cards to exit the prison through its main entrance.

State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr ordered the detention of 11 guards at the prison. It was found that five were involved in the jailbreak that took place about three months ago.

Later on Sunday, media reports said Saqr ordered the detention of Roumieh prison commanding officer Major Ahmed Abou Daher and Lieutenant Abdul Hafiz Fawwaz.

Investigations are probably going to reveal more officers complicit in the escape.