Judicial Sources: Samaha Indictment on Terrorism Charges this Week

High-ranking judicial sources expected on Tuesday former Minister Michel Samaha to be indicted in the next few days pending his trial on counts of terrorism.

The sources told al-Liwaa newspaper that Samaha's case would be referred to the permanent military court for trial after Military Examining Magistrate Riyad Abu Ghida issues the final indictment in the case.

Last week, State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr  requested Tuesday that Samaha and Syrian Gen. Ali Mamlouk be tried on counts of terrorism.

He also recommended that both suspects be indicted for preparing explosives, and transporting them from Syria to Lebanon to carry out attacks and assassination attempts to provoke sectarian strife at the behest of the Syrian regime.

If convicted, the men could face the death penalty.

Samaha was detained in August but Mamlouk remains free.

Last week, Saqr demanded Abu Ghida to issue a search warrant to identify a Syrian colonel known only by his first name Adnan who plotted for the bombings with the other suspects.