Relatives of alleged members of an Islamist group that fought a 15-week battle with the Lebanese army last year staged a protest on Friday demanding their release from jail. "My husband was arrested over a year ago and has yet to stand trial," said Omm Mohammed, whose husband Bashir Bitar is an alleged member of Fatah al-Islam.She was among dozens of women, children and clerics who staged the sit-in amid tight security at a mosque in the southern port city of Sidon after the weekly Friday prayers.
Many protesters held signs reading "Enough injustice" and "We demand the immediate release of our sons who are being held unjustly."