The Lebanese Army received from the Palestinian National Security Forces a wanted Palestinian as part of a plan for Fatah movement to hand over wanted persons involved in drug trafficking and other crimes.
National Security Forces and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) handed over the wanted man, Ahmed Hasan al-Hawari, to Lebanese authorities, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA).
Hawari surrendered to the Palestinian liaison officer, who in turn, handed him over to the Lebanese army intelligence.
The military leadership earlier announced that several suspects also turned themselves to the authorities within the framework of efforts of Directorate of Intelligence.
The suspects were identified as Abdullah Ahmed Karim, who had been hiding out in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon, and Tarek Ibrahim al-Saadi and Hasan Mahmoud Fendi, who had taken refuge in the Rashidieh camp near Tyre.
They were wanted on charges that included drug trafficking, throwing grenades, firing weapons and destabilizing the security situation inside the camps. Investigations are ongoing, the army said.
Fatah movement issued a statement on Sunday saying that based on the recommendations of President Mahmoud Abbas on the need to preserve the security of Palestinian camps and maintain Lebanese security, it handed suspects wanted in cases related to drug trafficking and tossing grenades.
The movement confirmed it will continue to protect “our people and pursue all those involved in tampering with the security of our society, in full coordination with the Lebanese security.”
It also explained that after consultations with all factions and clerics, it began handing over all wanted individuals to the Lebanese judiciary.
Fatah indicated that the campaign will continue until “such anomalies in our camps are eliminated.”
