BEIRUT: The judiciary should speed up the trials of Islamist prisoners detained in Roumieh prison, Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi said Monday in a statement commemorating the start of the new judicial year.
Rifi called on the judiciary to speed up all trials including trials that have made progress and are near conclusion, saying that justice would prevent "all kinds of violence, chaos and vengeful acts."
ISIS and the Nusra Front, the two groups holding at least 22 soldiers and policemen captured during battles with the Lebanese Army last month, have demanded the release of some 94 Islamist detainees.
The government is working through the Justice Ministry with the judiciary to find “a legal and judicial solution” for the cases of Islamist detainees held in Roumieh prison since 2007 without trial.
The justice minister also urged “fruitful cooperation with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon,” pressing for a swift issuance of verdicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
Rifi said that despite sizable efforts, the judiciary should do more in order to shoulder its full responsibilities.
“With the start of the new judicial year, we will all strive to further reinforce the role of the judiciary,” Rifi said.
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