Lebanon releases Israeli national
Daniel Sharon, arrested in Beirut four weeks ago on suspicion of involvement in murder, released on bail, German magazine Der Speigel reports. Sharon's father tells Ynet his son expected to leave Beirut, head to Frankfurt
Sharon was arrested about four weeks ago after the main suspect in the murder of a Lebanese man told the police that he was with a German friend when his roommate was murdered.
According to the report, Sharon said during his questioning that he was visiting Beirut "for tourism purposes" and denied any involvement in intelligence gathering activity.
According to the German report, a spokesman for the Lebanese prosecutor's office said that Sharon had been released on bail on Tuesday.
Sources in the German Embassy in Beirut have confirmed that Sharon was released and may have already left Lebanon.
Sharon was held in a military base for two weeks and was then transferred to a regular prison until the state prosecutor was convinced that Sharon was not involved in espionage and did not commit any criminal offenses.
Moshe Sharon, Daniel's father, told Ynet that his son was scheduled to make his way from Beirut to Frankfurt. According to Sharon, he has not been in touch with his son after his release from prison two days ago.
"I hope that I will be able to speak to him tonight when he arrives in Germany, and I hope we will then know more about what he has gone through. I am convinced he was not arrested due to any offense he committed and I am happy that the Lebanese have also reached that conclusion. I don’t think they would release him if they thought he carried out an offense."
