Exclusive: Security Forces Affirm Reasons Prompting Prisoners’ Breakout

Security sources indicated that the investigation with respect to Adlieh’s detention center’s breakout was still underway and overseen by the competent judiciary. 

“No one can be held accountable and nor can the precise circumstances be determined now,” sources said in an interview with Kataeb.org. 

“What we witnessed that day was a result of the narrow space of detention centers and prisons relative to a large number of inmates. In a similar context, the delay in scheduling court hearings prompted some prisoners to hack their way through a window,” it added. 

Security sources affirmed that there was no indication that internal collusion had taken place to help detainees escape.

“The investigation is ongoing until causes are identified, those responsible are punished, and the fugitives are brought back to prison,” it pointed out.