Mustaqbal Demands Suspension of Security Agreement with Syria

The Mustaqbal bloc noted on Tuesday that former minister Michel Samaha’s arrest uncovers to the entire world the Syrian regime’s “criminal intentions” towards Lebanon.

It therefore demanded after its weekly meeting “the suspension of the security agreement between Lebanon and Syria.”

The bloc discussed the “details of the incredible and terrible crime that was being prepared against Lebanon,” congratulating the Lebanese state and Internal Security Forces on the major achievement of uncovering it.

Government deputy Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Sami Sader charged on Saturday ex-Information Minister Michel Samaha and Syrian security Chief Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk with forming a group to commit crimes in Lebanon.

The two were also charged with plotting to assassinate political and religious figures.

Media leaks had said that Samaha was working at Syrian orders to prepare explosives to be used in attacks in northern Lebanon.

Media leaks had said that Samaha was working at Syrian orders to prepare explosives to be used in attacks in northern Lebanon.

The Mustaqbal bloc noted that the crime Samaha was preparing “is not unlike the methods that were used to assassinate a number of Lebanon’s leaders over the years.”

“The Lebanese people must be aware of those conspiring against them and their security and be wary of getting dragged into attempts to create strife,” it said.

The government is therefore required to take a stronger position than the one it issued on the case by informing the Arab League of the development in order to make the Syrian regime assume its responsibilities in the matter, stated the bloc.

Commenting on the national dialogue, it said that consultations are ongoing with President Michel Suleiman and the March 14 camp on whether the latter will attend Thursday’s session.

“Dialogue which is not based on national unity and the authority of the state will remain superficial and not reach the desired goals,” it noted.

Addressing the recent government-approved electoral draft law, the Mustaqbal bloc noted that the law was tailored to Hizbullah and its allies in order to impose their control over Lebanon.

It acknowledged that “proportional representation seeks national interests and proper representation, but it cannot be applied at a time when the force of arms is used to terrorize candidates and voters, especially in Hizbullah-dominated area.”

The government recently approved a draft law based on proportional representation and 13 electoral districts.

The March 14 camp and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat have both voiced their opposition to the law, saying that it caters to Hizbullah and its allies’ needs.