A US administration's letter to Lebanon's state prosecutor via the foreign ministry clarified reasons for not detaining Roger Tamraz while in detention in Georgia-Russia. It also gave reasons why former Lebanese Forces (LF) security official Elie Akiki was released hours after his detention in Tennessee. The letter also clarified why the US refused the extradition of former LF security chief Ghassan Touma, who has been charged with three assassination attempts in Lebanon. The letter said Tamraz is an American citizen since 15 years, and, besides that, there is no extradition agreement between Lebanon and US. The Lebanese judicial authority received information saying Akiki has left to Holland hours after his release in the US. As to Ghassan Touma, the letter pointed out that there is no agreement on extraditing criminals between Lebanon and the US. One alternative is deportation, and the matter is in the hands of the immigration judge, who alone is responsible for deporting non-Americans from the US, the letter said.