Military Investigation Judge Fadi Sawan on Monday investigated five Lebanese army personnel accused of violating military instructions, abusing power and causing an unintentional death, the National News Agency reported.
The judge issued arrest warrants against the army members, an officer and four soldiers for misconducts related to the events in the southern city of Sidon, the report added.
Last month, the LAF seized control of radical Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir’s headquarters after his supporters battled the army for two days, resulting in the death of 18 soldiers.
After the end of the battle, several Sunni religious and political leaders have claimed that Hezbollah members were fighting alongside the army against Assir.
Assir has been at the center of controversy for months, notably after causing disturbances in Sidon following claims that gunmen affiliated with the Shiite party Hezbollah were deployed in apartments near his mosque in Abra.
He was virtually unknown before the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, but gained a name for himself with public and increasingly vitriolic criticism of the powerful Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
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