Nasrallah lashes out at LF and Kataeb over Sleiman's kidnap accusations
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday lashed out at the Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb Party in connection with the abduction of the LF’s Jbeil official Pascal Sleiman.
“After the LF’s coordinator in Jbeil was kidnapped yesterday, the LF party, Katab and malicious TV stations decided that it was Hezbollah who kidnapped him and we heard very detestable sectarian remarks that remind of civil war,” Nasrallah said in a speech commemorating slain Iranian general Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
“The unveiling of the abductee’s fate represented a real scandal for the LF and Kataeb parties that showed that they are not advocates of truth and right but rather proponents of strife who are seeking civil war,” Nasrallah charged.
His remarks come after the Lebanese Army announced the arrest of five Syrians allegedly involved in the abduction. According to MTV, Sleiman was abducted by a “car theft gang” for financial motives and a car used in the operation was found Monday by the army in Tripoli.
The TV network had earlier reported that the abductee had become “inside Syria or in an area near the border” and that “an army intelligence force in Akkar is working on liberating him.”
“In this country, the accusations are addressed to those who prevent war and strife, topped by us, the (Shiite) Duo, because we were killed in Tayyouneh and yet remained silent in order to preserve civil peace, and yesterday we were accused and also remained silent,” Nasrallah said.
“Yesterday, they tried to terrorize the residents of Jbeil and Keserwan and they sent threatening messages. This is a very, very, very dangerous step and they must realize how dangerous it is,” Nasrallah warned.
He added: “Their supporters took to the streets and we heard remarks about taking up arms. They claim to be political parties and democratic while they are motivated by deep grudges.”
Hitting out at the LF and Kataeb for criticizing Hezbollah over the war and peace decisions, Nasrallah accused the two parties of starting the civil war in 1975.
“Who took the decision back then? Was it the state or you?” Nasrallah asked.
Source: Naharnet
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