Jawwad Muhammad ‘Alyan is being held incommunicado at the Ministry of Defence Detention Centre in al-Yarze in the capital, Beirut, where he is thought to be at risk of torture or ill-treatment. His brother, Ahmad Muhammad ‘Alyan and niece, Huyam ‘Ali ‘Alyan, who are also being held in custody, were reportedly tortured and ill-treated recently and suffer ill-health as a result.
