Information Division of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces arrested 40 Palestinian Syrian refugees including women and children yesterday while trying to leave the port city of Tripoli by sea through the a boat illegally to Turkey and then to European countries.
In a telephone interview, Dr. Mahmoud Hanafi, head of the Palestinian human rights institution “Shahid,” confirmed to the AGPS correspondent in Lebanon that the institution is following the situation of Palestinian refugee detainees closely. He said: “The Lebanese authorities promised not to hand over anyone of them to the Syrian authorities, adding that the Lebanese General Security in such cases needs to take legal procedures to know the details of the case and access to the smuggler who arranged the trip. He noted that the detainees will be released immediately upon completion of those procedures, which lasts between two to three days.
It is noteworthy that the Palestinians of Syria in Lebanon suffer of miserable living and legal conditions in Lebanon, pushing them to find ways to escape after fleeing from the ravages of the Syrian war, as they are about 45,000 refugees.