Summary
An arrest warrant was issued Monday against former MP Hasan Yaacoub and three others over links to the recent kidnapping of Hannibal Gadhafi, a judicial source told The Daily Star.
Mount Lebanon investigating magistrate Peter Jermanous issued the arrest warrant after questioning Yaacoub and his three bodyguards at the Baabda Justice Palace.
The judge ordered the suspects to remain in the custody of Internal Security Forces' Information Branch.
Yaacoub was escorted by heavy security as he entered Baabda's Justice Palace to give his testimony in the case.
Yaacoub's lawyer Naji Ayyoub said the defense team will appeal the decision within 24 hours.
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