NNA said the suspects kicked off their hunger strike on Monday morning over the procrastination of the authorities to take them to trial.
The detainees are supporters of Salafist holy man Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir
...Leb Salafist holy man with the usual grouch against Shiites. Currently on the run, he seems intent on reigniting the Leb civil war...
, who went into hiding following the gunbattles with the Lebanese army in June 2013.
The 45-year-old holy man who supports the overwhelmingly Sunni rebels fighting to topple Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
, is nowhere to be found along with pop idol Fadel Shaker.
Asir's supporters opened fire on an army checkpoint near the holy man's headquarters in the Sidon suburb of Abra in June 2013. The attack and the fierce festivities that ensued left around 18 soldiers and more than 20 gunnies dead.
The gunbattles concentrated in the area of the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque and nearby buildings in Abra.