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| Inmate Escapes from Roumieh Only Hours after Charbel's Visit |
| 2013-07-16 |
| [An Nahar] Another inmate has managed to escape from the Roumieh prison, which is witnessing dire conditions, only a few hours after a visit by caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel to the facility. "Inmate Abdullah al-Hshimeh has beat feet from the building housing convicts at Roumieh prison," state-run National News Agency reported. Voice of Leb radio (100.5) clarified that Hshimeh was tossed in the clink Please don't kill me! for robbery and not "terrorism" charges. Earlier on Monday, Charbel inspected Roumieh prison's courtroom, which he said was ready to start the trial of inmates. The caretaker minister lamented that the government had paid millions to rehabilitate the prison and that no major change was made. Last week, Charbel said that the "crisis in Leb's central prison is chronic." The caretaker minister pointed out that there are no doors inside the prison, saying: "We have been demanding for the last two years for the installation of modern doors and gates but no response was given." Roumieh, the oldest and largest of Leb's overcrowded prisons, has witnessed sporadic prison breaks and escalating riots in recent years as inmates living in poor conditions demand better treatment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Talk about awkward... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-07-16 11:21 |
| #1 The caretaker minister lamented that the government had paid millions to rehabilitate the prison and that no major change was made. (Charbel is the caretaker/administrator) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-07-16 02:19 |