Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Harb's Attempted Murder Suspect
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Military Examining Magistrate Judge Fadi Sawan issued on Tuesday an in absentia arrest warrant for a Hizbullah member charged with the attempted murder of Batroun MP Butros Harb.
The state-run National News Agency said the judge is questioning witnesses in the case.
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Feb. 1 Mahmoud al-Hayek with the assassination attempt on Harb last year and with carrying out acts of terror.
If convicted, the suspect, who still remains at large, could be sentenced to death.
Harb, a March 14 opposition lawmaker, escaped the assassination bid after residents of a building in which his office is located in the Beirut district of Badaro discovered individuals trying to booby-trap the elevator.
A string of high-level assassinations struck Lebanon between 2004 and 2008, targeting political, media and security figures who vocally opposed the Syrian government, including former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri who was killed in a powerful car bomb blast in February 2005.
12 February 2013, 12:49
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Again and again signs of Hizbollahs involvement in terrorist activities are exposed. They are leaving traces in many cases in Lebanon as well as in countries like Bulgaria, Thailand, Cyprus, Egypt. Lucky for them theres always Israel to blame, at least it convinces already die-hard followers.
12 February 2013, 12:53
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lets see if mr aouns call against corruption includes justice outside of march 8 camp....
12 February 2013, 13:12
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is there anyone affiliated to hizbushaitan that is not implicated in murder, drugs, stealing, kidnapping, ....?
12 February 2013, 17:51
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Low-life peasant response! Must be related to Farsi Fagblower aka Motormouth. Filthy reputation follows those you worship...
12 February 2013, 15:27
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have him show up in court and let him PROVE his innocence. just because this guy is from HA shouldn't make him immune from the law.
12 February 2013, 15:42
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That’s a good step in the right direction. If we start applying justice fairy, one day would come when Lebanon could finally be considered an advanced country that all would respect and admire. Had this day come yet? I don’t think so. But, for every success story there is a beginning and an ending. So far, we are half way through and the end, if continuing in this way, would not be but bright and successful. I also hope that justice spreads its wings all over the Lebanese territories. To this date, though, this didn’t happen because of the threat of weapons in the hands of certain groups. If this threat is defused, chances are we will go back to becoming a country of substance. While I keep my fingers crossed, I can’t but hope that someday we might see the Lebanon that we love comes to this preponderance.
12 February 2013, 16:19
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Sure FARSI Fagblower Motormouth.....you know it all. We don't have time to play your games ya mustool. All you need to see is 95% plus of posts/members are ANTI-SCUM HA....not to mention you and you few conditioned sheep hold continuous records of DOWN votes. Go sell you BS elsewhere ya pathetic Farsi!
12 February 2013, 16:54
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mowaten
the only judge I complained about is madi for the following reasons:
- he reluctantly transferred the file
- he wants to sue the victim under false pretense that he attacked the president while he did not.
so please straighten your facts, and when a judge is clearly bias and trying to cover up for hizbushaitan, accept t say the reality as is.
12 February 2013, 17:29
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Hizballa is acting like it's the law..they are a bunch of terrorists murderers and thieves hiding under the black turban of Noussralla...
