Intelligence Directorate Probe 'Closed' after Geagea Dodges Summons
The army’s Intelligence Directorate on Wednesday communicated with State Commissioner to Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki to inquire about the next step after Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea failed to attend a testimony session, MTV reported.
Akiki asked the Directorate to “close the investigation file” without requesting any other step, the TV network added.
LBCI television for its part reported that “Geagea’s file has been closed at the Intelligence Directorate.”
“It has been referred to the military prosecution without the issuance of a subpoena or a search and investigation warrant,” LBCI added.
“The military prosecution will continue the legal measures according to the file’s content,” the TV network said.
Geagea had warned last week he would ignore the summons if Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was not called in for questioning too.
Seven people were killed in street fighting two weeks ago, following a rally organized by Hizbullah and its ally Amal Movement against the judge investigating last year's deadly blast at Beirut port.
Hizbullah and Amal accused the LF of firing the first shots in the October 14 violence. Geagea denied any involvement and claimed that his summons had no legal grounding.
27 October 2021, 18:27
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I rarely agree with Geagea, but when he said that Huzbullah is not a registered party and has no legal statues, which means Huzbullah is illegal and should be disbanded. In addition to that, Huzbullah is an armed group with heavy weapons when all the parties in Lebanon barely have guns to protect themselves from a group of Lebanese who put themselves above the law and above all the Lebanese. This anomaly needs to be addressed whereby only the army should be allowed to have weapons, and the decision for war should be in the hands of the political elite and not be taken based on Iranian mood that gets Lebanon hurt from such a meaningless and unwarranted war. Lebanon should find a way to have all the Lebanese live in peace; otherwise, the issue of co-existence should be discussed and each party take part of Lebanon and co-exist each in his own enclave.
27 October 2021, 22:28
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So, no persecution means the accusations were false! Unless, it’s an implicit admission of the judiciary’s corruption which is equally tragical and serious.
