The Daily Star BEIRUT: Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen detained in Iran, will submit his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections, a statement from his lawyer reported Monday. At 2 p.m. Tuesday, representatives of Zakka including his brother will submit the request for candidacy and the corresponding documents, the statement released by Zakka’s lawyer Antoine Abou Dib said. The statement called on members of the press to be present when the candidacy is submitted, “to be the voice of the oppressed Lebanese, especially those unjustly detained or abducted abroad.” Zakka, a dual Lebanese-American citizen, was arrested after traveling to Iran to attend a state-sponsored conference in Tehran in 2015. At the time of his arrest, he was the secretary-general of IJMA3, an Arab communications organization, and had received an official invitation to visit Iran. Lebanese officials and leaders, including President Michel Aoun and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, have since highlighted the government’s ongoing efforts to secure Zakka’s release.