Rashad Salameh Agrees to Prosecute Hariri, MP Saqr, Meqdad in Syria's Case against them
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Lebanese lawyer Rashad Salameh agreed on Thursday to being appointed on Syria's behalf to prosecute former Premier Saad Hariri, Mustaqbal MP Oqab Saqr, and Syrian opposition member Louay al-Meqdad, reported the Central News Agency.
Widely-informed sources told the news agency that Salameh accepted the appointment on behalf of the Syrian state in its case against all those who armed the Syrian revolution.
Salameh has started preparing the case and will soon present it the concerned judicial authorities.
The sources said that the lawyer will not make any statement on the matter at the moment, despite the flow of requests for media appearances, adding that he will await permission from the lawyers syndicate to do so.
Legal sources explained that Salameh's case or that of the General Prosecution in Lebanon will, should they succeed, ultimately lead to lifting the immunity off the lawmakers found to involved in arming the Syrian revolt.
The decision of lifting immunity will be decided by parliament, reported the Central News Agency.
OTV and al-Akhbar newspaper recently revealed that Saqr had been carrying out arms deals with Syrian opposition members, with the television station airing leaked recordings of conversations between the lawmaker and Meqdad.
He previously accused OTV and al-Akhbar of tampering with the audiotapes, adding that he will file a lawsuit against them.
Damascus' First Attorney-General Mohammed Marwan al-Loji stated on Wednesday: “Failure to bring Hariri, Saqr, and Meqdad to justice is a violation of international law.”
“They are involved in crimes of terrorism and therefore considered to be terrorists who can be captured by international criminal law,” he told SANA.
13 December 2012, 17:48
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They had better hurry.....Syria is almost collapsed. Oh and is he going to prosecute the Hezz for sending armed killers illegally to Syria? Is he going to prosecute the Samaha case for Bashar sending assasination bombs to Lebanon?
13 December 2012, 17:57
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this guy should be judged for treason for taking such a case.
the principal is not legitimate anymore, and is an enemy of Lebanon.
it would be the same if he took a case from Israel against a Lebanese.
13 December 2012, 18:29
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How about Prosecuting HA for their "Jihadist Duty" involement? Or that's totally fine huh?
14 December 2012, 17:10
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how about you getting a touch of reality....oh i'm sorry that's too harsh for you
15 December 2012, 00:36
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Oh you poor thing! awww, well unlike you I don't have a master. I'll throw another curveball later and lets see how your brain responds, cheers.
13 December 2012, 18:10
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Either this lawyer is being paid by ASSad a buck load of money or he is simply NUTS seeing how the regime is crumbling.
13 December 2012, 18:27
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“Failure to bring Hariri, Saqr, and Meqdad to justice is a violation of international law.”..So is mass killings of civilians...you retards.
14 December 2012, 17:15
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yes you zionist will not be judged on the court but with rockets.
15 December 2012, 00:31
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Zionist? Wow someone was smoking his hashish before he came on here. You've been a very busy little boy I see!
15 December 2012, 00:34
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PS keep it up! You're putting a good face for your glorious Iran, only proving to the rest of the civilized world how you really are, have a cookie.
13 December 2012, 18:28
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This is just becoming a comedy now. Pretty pathetic on their part--they might as well have given HA assassination orders, it would have been much more believable on their end.
not that they probably haven't done that yet....
13 December 2012, 18:45
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It's amazing how many Lebanese are willing to sell out their country for lousy dollar. He should be stripped of his lebanese citizenship. He wants to try Lebanese on syria's behalf, he can go live in syria.
14 December 2012, 17:15
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the filthy zionist would like to have lebanon to be part of zionist entity
13 December 2012, 18:46
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this lawyer is looking for fate not fame,,,and it will end soon,,,bitterly like his boss,,,
13 December 2012, 19:08
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you wanna know why this lawyer took this case ? follow the money . in the middle east the money will always lead to the reason . in other parts of the world the reason will always lead to where the money is . so just follow the money
13 December 2012, 19:29
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ur luk is the look of syrian intelligence despite the fact that ASAD little men has nothing to do with "intelligence"...case closed b4 started picclehead
13 December 2012, 19:47
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March 14, lovers of life, silence this SOB ASAP, but be gentle and let it be quick and painless. Tip: quick BOOM would do, I guess. I love the lovers of life and their friends, those who BOOM the heck out of any life GLOBALLY, if you know what I mean. Peace, my compatriots.
14 December 2012, 17:17
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the filthy zionist scum trash and filth has changed the nickname is order to congratgulate himself on retarded joke
14 December 2012, 05:02
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is arming the syrian rebels against the law? no it's not. It's called self defense. any juditial system borne from a regime that massacres own people is circus filled with clowns. When Assad told Hariri the dad that he will break lebanon over his head, he did expect the mighty Hariri can break syria over assad head, from his grave. A man of achievement in the flesh, and a hero for lebanon and 50000 dead syrian innocents, in spirit. God bless you, soon assad will meet punishment fit for his crimes, then you rest in peace.
14 December 2012, 05:03
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People here are crazy... Terrorists are those who plant bombs in Damascus...
14 December 2012, 07:06
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What an idiot this lawyer.
Then we should find 10 other lawyers to sue Hezb & all their leaders that are commiting crimes in Lebanon & Syria.
14 December 2012, 16:58
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...Salameh agreed on Thursday to being appointed on Syria's behalf to prosecute...as if some lawyer had the jurisdiction, or the right to prosecute Lebanese officials, in Lebanon, on behalf of a foreign gov that is internationally declared as ILLEGITIMATE! Insolently ignoring Lebanese courts and judicial system; who knew? syria is at it, again...the syrian gov had to do this, through diplomatic appeals Honoring Lebanese courts to prosecute, if they establish a case.
14 December 2012, 17:17
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the filthy zionist think he's funny and something with kites
14 December 2012, 17:18
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and than again because he had an obsession to write even more
14 December 2012, 17:20
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the filthy zionist scum trash and filth is trying to show his "knowledge" of lebanon, thus getting more retarded.
14 December 2012, 17:20
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the filthy zionist scum trash and filth is trying to show his "knowledge" of lebanon, thus getting more retarded.
14 December 2012, 17:20
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the filthy zionist scum trash and filth is trying to show his "knowledge" of lebanon, thus getting more retarded.
14 December 2012, 17:22
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the filthy zionist scum hallucinate about assad/iranina cheer leader squad.
14 December 2012, 17:24
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and another filthy zionist (or probably same one) has more to say like that will divert our rockers from your houses.
14 December 2012, 17:52
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Assad will be killed or on the run soon enough...aal lawsuit aal...such M8 idiots...Mr. Saqr and Sheikh Saad will soon enter Syria as heroes and liberators...long live freedom and democracy...
