Beirut– Lebanese authorities detained the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon on corruption charges shortly after his arrival in the country, officials said on Wednesday.
Ashraf Dabour was arrested upon arrival at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport late Tuesday, officials said. Two judicial and two security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas Dabour was relieved of his post as Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon last year after the Palestinian Authority accused him of corruption.
Lebanese officials said authorities detained Dabour in Beirut based on a red notice issued by Interpol late last year.
Dabour was reportedly involved in selling property in Lebanon that was owned by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which was until then based in the country. Israel’s invasion in 1982 Of Lebanon.
Authorities said Dabour was being interrogated by a judge at the prosecutor’s office in Beirut.
