Reports: Syria Issues Arrest Warrants for Lebanese Figures Accused of 'Backing Armed Groups'
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The Syrian judiciary has issued arrest warrants for Lebanese figures "on charges of backing and financing armed groups," Sky News Arabia reported on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Damascus' First Attorney-General Mohammed Marwan al-Loji said in an interview with al-Manar television that “the Syrian judicial authorities are preparing arrest warrants for several Lebanese political figures, including lawmakers, on charges of providing all sorts of support to the armed terrorist groups in Syria, such as the trafficking of weapons and gunmen.”
Loji declined to mention any names but al-Manar quoted Syrian sources as saying that several Mustaqbal officials and MPs were involved, including ex-PM Saad Hariri and MPs Khaled al-Daher and Oqab Saqr.
The sources also said arrest warrants might be issued for Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.
On August 11, the Lebanese government’s deputy commissioner to the Military Court Judge Sami Sader charged 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.
A judicial source told Agence France Presse that General Mamlouk is "suspected of forming a group to provoke sectarian killings and terrorist acts using explosives, which were transported and stored by Samaha.”
An arrest warrant was issued against Samaha after alleged evidence, including video footage, proved his involvement in the plot.
According to Voice of Lebanon (100.5) the indictment also includes a Syrian Colonel known as Brig. Gen. Adnan.
VDL reported that if the charges were proven then the culprits might be sentenced to hard labor or death.
According to media reports, Samaha was arrested after a man from the Kfoury family informed the Internal Security Forces that the former minister had asked to provide him with a group of men to transport explosives to northern Lebanon in return for a sum of money.
After receiving the tip, Kfoury was handed a spy pen camera that exposed Samaha in the weeks before his arrest.
The bomb attacks were reportedly to take place during Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi’s visit to the northern district of Akkar and to target Iftar banquets attended by important personalities, including Syrian opposition members.
The main objective was to create Sunni-Alawite and Sunni-Christian strife, the reports said.
Al-Joumhouria newspaper has quoted Samaha as telling interrogators that he transported the explosives upon orders from President Bashar Assad.
20 August 2012, 22:54
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And these 'figures' will be hand-delivered by HA through various means to include kidnapping, assassination and/or mysterious disappearance.
20 August 2012, 23:11
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And so!!! all the PLANET are providing political and financial backing to the Free Syrian terrorists, the get ride of this regime who back gangs and terrorists in lebanon...
20 August 2012, 23:17
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Very pathetic move.
Joke or last breathing vital organ,
Anyone who has ever thought positively of the future of the Syrian people would be arrested and sentenced.
Back to North Korea.
20 August 2012, 23:26
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Lebanese politicians have blood as well on their hands since civil war and till now !!! Fekhar ykassir ba3do! They aren't better than Bashar! anyone participated or is participating in criminal activities must be punished and have a life sentence in prison. Whether it's bashar, walid or ja3ja3, or anyone else, they are all dirty criminals!
20 August 2012, 23:27
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A dying regim are playing his last card, remember the last arrest warrants issued by syrian against MP's just after the cration of the STL, it included Marwan Hamadeh and many others... nothing happened
20 August 2012, 23:31
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karim_m1, I think it's already been established that the real Salafis and Wahabis have names like Michel, Adnan, Ali and Bashar. Hell even his eminence Patriarch Raii and President Sleiman concur. The subordinate coalition to the Syrian terrorists consist of a little illiterate orphan boy named Slimy Frangieh, a cowardly army deserter called and his corrupt comisyangeh idiot son in law .
20 August 2012, 23:36
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I guess the Lebanese government should issue arrest warrants against Iranian figures for funding an armed group in Lebanon?
21 August 2012, 04:05
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People power. You called it exactly as it is. However, we are dealing with pure and utter ignorance, so this will never be fulfilled, atleast with this govt.
I wish I could see Hassan's face when he will start referring to warrants for M14 and someone brings up this appropriate parallel you mentioned.
20 August 2012, 23:40
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Lucky none of those were on the recent Air France flight that refuelled in Damascus.
20 August 2012, 23:54
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Lebanon to issue an arrest warrant against Bachar Assad and all his thugs involving in Lebanon's stability and assassination.
21 August 2012, 00:05
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What a joke..that shows you how desperate the butcher Assad and his cronies are...He will be in hell a long time before any of our patriotic leaders are touched by a feather...
21 August 2012, 00:07
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kar, you are one the biggest idiots on the web and off the web...
21 August 2012, 00:26
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u really can't be less lebanese, and you reallllly cant be any stupider of a person. really ... really ... really stupid.
21 August 2012, 01:06
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shoot, with all drug money they were not paying the bills, what are they going to do now? US treasury just seized 150 MM from the pure Money hizib was raising from dealing drugs , Another saint from Hizib Mr tajedine was head of drug dealing/money laundry operations, so many saints from one party, pure coincidence? Check the link
http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/20/news/world/feds-seize-hezbollah/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
21 August 2012, 05:13
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Of course HA will oblige. They are not here to serve Lebanon or it's people....that's a fact. Maybe this will enlighten you as to who HA answers to >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.payvand.com/news/12/aug/1165.htm
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