Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel dismissed Monday Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s account of Lebanese nationals missing in Syria, saying their whereabouts were known and that most are being detained in Syrian prisons.

“The 662 names that we have are in Syria, Sayyed Hasan, and they are not missing but have been detained and kidnapped,” Gemayel told reporters after his party’s weekly meeting in Bikfaya.

“They were kidnapped by Syrian forces and put in Syrian prisons and we have files for all the names, that also include witness testimony, documents and the visitation permits given to their relatives,” he said.

Lebanese non-governmental organizations argue they have names of over 500 people who went missing during the Civil War and are still being held in Syrian prisons. Gemayel described the detainees as members of the Army and civilians who fought against Syrian forces. He said the state has failed to help the families of the detainees. [Link]