List of Lebanese in Syrian jails

This is a list of Lebanese citizens suspected to be detained in Syria (estimated to be 622).^[1]

Name	Date of disappearance	Location	Description	Reference
Boutros Khawand	1992			[2]
Jack Abi Mrad	13 February 1985			[3][4][unreliable source?]
Jihad George Eid	13 October 1990			[5]
Johnny Salem Nassif

Main article: Lebanese detainees in Syria

Responses

Syrian response

In 2000, Syria released 54 Lebanese political prisoners. According to the Syrian government, these were all the Lebanese political prisoners under their control.^[6][7] The Syrian government also confirmed the existence of 88 Lebanese citizens under criminal sentences. The Syrian government claimed these people are not political prisoners due to the criminal sentences they are serving.^[8]

Rafic Hariri's response

Before the 54 Lebanese prisoners were released from the Syrian side, lists that include around 260 Lebanese prisoners were being spread. According to Hariri, during a December 12, 2000 speech, these lists were inaccurate and would “make us remember all the civil war's terrible mess again”. He insisted Syria has released all Lebanese citizens it had, supporting Syria's claim.^[9]

See also

• Lebanese detainees in Syria
• Lebanon
• Lebanese Civil War

External links

• Detailed List of Lebanese Detained in Syria
• Rapport Alternatif Solida Syrie 2005