Dokument #1089369
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The following information was provided
during 22 January 1997 telephone interview with a researcher with
the Institut des sciences sociales at the Lebanese University in
Beyrouth.
The source stated that there was a
demonstration by Ali Eid supporters in Tripoli. The source could
not identified the date of the event. The source added that only
Ali Eid supporters participated in this demonstration. The source
was not aware of any arrests following the demonstration.
The following information was provided
during a 22 January 1997 telephone interview with the
editor-in-chief of Orient l'Express, a magazine produced
in Beyrouth. The magazine is affiliated to the Lebanese newspaper
L'Orient-le-jour.
The source was not aware of a demonstration
in Tripoli in response to Ali Eid's defeat. The source added that
one reason Ali Eid lost his seat in Parliament is that he was no
longer useful to Syria.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Editor-in-chief, Orient
L'Express, Beyrouth, Lebanon. 22 January 1997. Telephone
interview.
Researcher, Institut des sciences
sociales, Lebanese University, Beyrouth. 22 January 1997. Telephone
interview.
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