Judge Mansour Interrogates Pascal Sleiman's Killers and Issues Arrest Warrants

For five continuous hours, First Investigative Judge in Mount Lebanon, Judge Nicolas Mansour, interrogated the killers of Pascal Sleiman, the General Coordinator of the Lebanese Forces in the Jbeil region, who was kidnapped by a criminal gang and murdered in broad daylight. At 9 a.m. yesterday, the accused were transported by the Lebanese Army Intelligence from their place of detention. The suspects are: Jaafar Mohammed Jahjah (born 2004, Syrian, mother’s name Amira), Ismail Mohammed Jihad Mahfoud (born 2001, Syrian, mother’s name Joumana), and Nour Mahmoud Sleiman, also of Syrian nationality. They were interrogated individually. Judge Nicolas Mansour then issued arrest warrants against them for the crime of intentional murder as specified in Article 549. The investigation department witnessed tight security measures, with access prohibited to prevent any security breaches concerning the detainees, in accordance with the orders issued by Judge Mansour, as reported by "Al-Diyar."