Lebanese students of Aoun's supporters released

A Lebanese judicial source said on Sunday that seven students who are supporters of Michael Aoun, a former Lebanese prime minister, were released on Saturday while the request of two other students to be released was refused.

The same source added that four students were sentenced by the military court of April 19 to prison stays of between 15 and 21 days, were released on Saturday evening including a nephew of the Maj. Gen. Michael Aoun.

But the military court refused the request of two students who were sentenced on April 19 to one month and one-and-a-half months, respectively.

Meanwhile, the preliminary court in Beirut ordered the release of three students who were arrested on Wednesday evening at a guarantee of 200,000 Lebanese pounds each. A judicial source reported that the three students will be brought before the court on May 25.