Raad Accuses March 14 of Involvement in 'Aggression' against Damascus
Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad lashed out at the March 14 alliance over its memorandum over the Syrian violations, accusing the coalition of covering up its participation in the aggression against Syria.
“The March 14 memo is incitement against Damascus and directly targets it,” Raad said in a press conference at the parliament.
The MP noted that the alliance never handed over a protest memorandum over the Israeli violations in Lebanon during the past six years.
Last week, ex-PM Fouad Saniora submitted to President Michel Suleiman a memo prepared by the March 14 forces and demanding the annulment of the security treaties with Syria, the expulsion of the Syrian ambassador, the filing of a complaint with the Arab League over Syria’s violations and reporting the breaches to the U.N. Security Council.
Raad slammed the March 14 forces, saying that “if it was leading the government, we would be in a state of war with Syria.”
He refused demands to deploy United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon along the northern border, pointing out that it “undermines the role carried out by the Lebanese army and its abilities.”
The March 14 camp called on Suleiman to request the assistance of UNIFIL to control the Lebanese-Syrian border in accordance to resolution 1701.
Raad called on the President to be aware of the risks behind adopting the memorandum and the national powers to deal responsibly with it.
“The memo doesn't reflect any keenness to preserve Lebanon's sovereignty and violates the Taef accord,” the lawmaker stated.
Raad called on the Lebanese authorities to investigate the clashes that erupted recently along the northern Lebanese-Syrian border and the side that opened fire first.
“The investigation will reveal if the alleged Syrian violations are true, and if Syria is opening fire first or if it comes as a reaction to violations committed by Lebanon,” he added.
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