The Lebanese Armed Forces Command issued on Monday a statement whereby it denied the accusations launched by the Association of Muslim Scholars regarding the detainees Omar al-Atrash and Omar al-Homsi, stressing that Omar al-Atrash did not have a beard when he was arrested, while al-Homsi is not cleric; therefore, the prison’s laws can be imposed on him.
On Sunday, the Association of Muslim Scholars launched a vicious verbal assault against the military institution under the pretext that the Lebanese army shaved the beards of two Sheikhs arrested on terrorism charges, Omar al-Atrash and Omar al-Homsi. The association also called for imposing the most severe penalties on what it called "sectarians" within the Lebanese army.