Higher Islamic Council: Abdul Wahed’s Assassination Must Be Referred to Judicial Council
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Higher Islamic Council deemed on Monday the murder of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion Sheikh Mohammed Merheb on Sunday as an assassination.
It said in a statement after a meeting at Dar al-Fatwa: “We demand that the case be referred to the judicial council.”
The meeting was attended by Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qobbani, Prime Minister Najib Miqati, and other officials.
The council accused a group from the army of executing the assassination, which took place at a checkpoint in al-Kweikhat in northern Lebanon as Abdul Wahed was headed to a demonstration in the town of Halba.
“The assassination was aimed at creating strife in Lebanon and officials should be held accountable for its consequences,” said the statement read by Mount Lebanon Mufti Mohammed Ali Jouzou.
“The political authority should assume its complete responsibilities towards the developments in Lebanon and the security forces should work under its authority to protect the country’s stability and rectify the flaws in the system that culminated in yesterday’s crime,” he remarked.
Furthermore, the Dar al-Fatwa meeting declared that Lebanon “is suffering from the consequences of the regional developments, especially those in Syria.”
This was demonstrated by the letter sent to the U.N. by its ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari on Friday in which he accused charitable organizations managed by Salafist groups and the Mustaqbal Movement of harboring terrorists from al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood, it said.
The Dar al-Fatwa gatherers urged the Lebanese people to exercise restraint during these tense times.
Former Premier Salim al-Hoss also attended the emergency talks on Monday but left early for health reason.
However, former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora boycotted the meeting, which is traditionally attended by ex-premiers, after three conditions he had sought to impose on the conferees were rejected.
Saniora had called for issuing a clear statement that holds the authorities responsible for the security agencies after the mishaps in the northern port city of Tripoli and Akkar.
He also wanted the conferees to issue a decisive stance from Jaafari’s letter.
Saniora’s third condition lied in having a clear position against “attempts by internal parties to incite strife and internal conflict.”
21 May 2012, 17:19
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NO to Hzb El Kzb and Terror.
NO to IRAN Turbanheads.
NO to Syrian Butcher.
21 May 2012, 14:45
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Saniora"s position is always clear,meaningful and well thought unlike majority of our politicians ( on both sides)who like to waste time by compromising on crucial issues that always end up in the traditional announcements of NOTHING.Saniora understands the grave danger this blatant and aggressive behavior by a Lebanese army check point. Someone should be held accountable and measures should be taken WITHOUT AMBIGUITY . Thank you SANIORA .
21 May 2012, 14:52
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Inta ma 7adan ahrak ella m3allmo! Ra7 ne'har el kell and we will win :) we can give you a one way ticket ;)
21 May 2012, 14:53
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Ken mashghoul bi ser'it el masare! Ka anno his conditions now bi assro hahaha haram loser
21 May 2012, 15:00
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I usually read the comments posted underneath the news article and i must say on poster specifically stands out; Flame Thrower your comments are sometimes seriously regrettable. i'm not trying to attack you personally but instead enlighten you of how people may view your hatred charged comments. You really discourage the chances for individuals to agree with your point of view because of the way you portray yourself. If i'm insulting you i apologize because that's not my underlining goal, instead i would ask you to look back at the comments you make and really ask yourself if that is how you want to represent yourself and the beliefs you may have. I'm not speaking about this post, but instead the general perception i got from reading many posts you made in different articles.
21 May 2012, 17:23
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@patriot, the other day he said we should be shot in the head and dissolved in acid and NAHARNET continues to let this fool and seriously deranged and mentally ill person post. Thank you for being civil to him but you are wasting your time. He has no conscience, he cannot hear you.
21 May 2012, 17:23
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Still playing with your father's PC I see. I am taking collections to buy you a PS3. Wa7ad bala akhle2, w'bala marba.
21 May 2012, 20:01
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Unfortunately your opinions are baseless and full of an extremist view that belongs back in the dark ages. If your posts had substance than one could give/take but they are not as we all can see. You complain about this site and what they write but you continue to come back for more. As I have said repeatedly...you are one pathetic individual.
21 May 2012, 22:15
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@patriot this hateful speech is an internsic part of the Lebanese culture unfortunately. 90 percent of comments are completely dismissive of the other half of the Lebanese and sometimes to the degree of wishing death to the others. I have no idea how all these guys here believe that they want the good to this country while they are full of hate to half it's people.
21 May 2012, 15:00
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My political view is that both M8 & M14 are the reasons of our current instability and its a shame that such a beautiful country is left in the hands of such politics. Everyone here, please learn form the mistakes of our politicians and let us try to adopt a more professional, patriotic approach of how to best handle the lively hood of our fellow citizens.
22 May 2012, 10:20
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@patriot. Yesterday evening I heard some people say: let's burn the war lords instead of burning tires. something like that.... I do not want bad things to any person, but I truly believe it is time that we work on having others in their positions. It is time that they leave, they only want power, they are all in possession of weapons, they do not care how many young Lebanese will be wasted if another war errupts.
21 May 2012, 15:33
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in my humble opinion I think that PM Saniora Is one if not the only one out of all previous and current so called Lebanese leaders who expresses himself clearly and without ambiguity calling things as He sees them.Accountability is warranted in this case and no more compromise on the sacred national issues like this one ,whoever responsible should be punished.
21 May 2012, 15:38
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Yes, of course it was an assassination of the Sheikh. It was executed in order to bait the Sunni of the North, Tripoli and Akkar into sectarian retaliation. It was executed by elements in the LAF that are responsive to Hezbollah.
We all know why it was done and who did it. Assad is now on his way down. The US has green-lighted defensive arms and funds to the FSA so that the offensive arms and funds flowing to the Assad Regime from Iran and Russia, which is the life blood of the murderous regime, can be confronted and the Syrian people defended. Assad is desperate and is playing his Lebanese Card. Though this is hurting Hezbollah domestically in Lebanon, Hezbollah will do this to preserve its logistical lifeline for its weapons.
21 May 2012, 17:38
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@beiruti, you give us (Americans) way too much credit, our actions on the ground, most often than not, contradict what we declare in the news media and such because our regional interest don't usually align with what is in the best interest of Lebanon. The USA is neither foe nor friend to Lebanon and we should always remember it serves its ally ISRAEL first and if that translates into not a single shot fired from the Syrian border into Israel then the USA will continue to look the other way while Assad is butchering thousands of people. As an American tax payer, I find this scenario regrettable because Lebanon is the victim of its circumstance: sharing a border with ISRAEL and having an enemy within, the so called Party of God.
21 May 2012, 18:44
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This is the first sensable shit I have read in a while. You should write more. Most of the comments here are focused on FT that they forget about the issues.
21 May 2012, 17:09
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by the way guys, have you noticed that things are called by their name today? everyone is talking about assassination, and there are 3 officers and 20 soldiers arrested.
it is also confirmed that the main officer was acting on orders from hizbushaitan.
moreover, what happened in beirut, was also confirmed that it was initiated by hizbushaitan followers, shooting at people, and a unit of hizbushaitan came in under heavy fire to retrieve their guy.
21 May 2012, 17:13
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@slash, I understand your frustrations...please keep in mind that even though they were in charge on paper for a little while, on the ground they were under the gun of The Party of God aka the "Party of Intimidation and Terror". It is easy to say that they let us down when they had the chance to lift us up and fight back the “Party of Thugs and Murderers” but in reality, dying in a car bomb is not worth it, right?
21 May 2012, 17:16
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Still playing with your father's PC I see. I am taking collections to buy you a PS3. Wa7ad bala akhle2, w'bala marba.
21 May 2012, 17:25
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Question for fpm followers, are all of you as rude, racist and secterian as this flamethrower ? If not, i urge you to speak up against this filthy person. If you read his comments around naharnet, you will see what i am talking about.
21 May 2012, 18:26
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@reformist, go reform the 400 million that minister fatoush is stealing for 2 years of compensation for the closure of his ma7massa ya ahbal. go reform the 60 million gebran bassil was going to take as commission on the power vessels. Go reform the 3G telecommunication minister Sehnaoui installed over the 2G lines and now 1/2 times you cannot even make a proper call.Go reform the syrian ambassador's letter that Lebanon harbors terrorists and hinting he wants to come back to Lebaanon. Go reform Gabby Layyoun your SSNP minister 's false history book that could have passed if not for the Kataeb who shouted it outt loud for Aoun to reject it... And specially, go reform the 13 october, when your speedy gonzales general ran like a cockroach to the french embassy afraid of beeing terminated by the syrians.
21 May 2012, 19:03
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it was clearly stated that the sheikh was murdered... it shows who M8 are obeying and the divisions they are trying to create to serve the interests of syria but not lebanon...
21 May 2012, 21:24
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@tonyfarris, I don't know the truth and I wasn't there. We should go out of our way and apply all reasonable means not to vilify our legitimate institutions before uncovering the truth. The Lebanese Army is not above reproach or above the law, I grant you that, and if one or a few of its members are compromised, we should not declare open season on our beloved Army and all of its honorable members who sacrifice with distinction for our security and future. Let's exercise restraint and compassion and wait for the facts. If we can’t trust our legitimate institutions we are doomed forever. Please always keep in mind that no Army in any modern country serves within their borders. Only in Lebanon we burden our Army to play judge and jury between irrational uncivilized hateful citizens when in reality it is a Police/ISF function.
22 May 2012, 01:28
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Guys. I wish that all of you supporting different parties to; 1. not write rubbish like "we will win". Its NOT a football game. Thikn about what we will win means. It means lots of dead people. Lots of fatherless children. Lots of jobs lost. Lots of Lebanese leaving the country etc etc.
2. On this specific issue, it´s is totally clear that it is an attempt by somebody ( some group or country or whatever) to bring closer the rest of the Sunnis with the small Salafi group. To make a "united Sunni Case" in the country. As it was before this incidenet, most sunnies were against the salafis. This is an attempt to change that, and changing that would most certainly later lead to a Sunni/Shia clash.
Who will benefit most from this is up to you. My view is that all countries involved will benefit except of Lebanon.
So dont fall for this. Up to you to save your country.
22 May 2012, 05:03
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When we unite as patriotic Lebanese all conspiracies weaved are doomed to fail. When we promote moderation, extremism will extinguish itself out in due time. Persist on demanding the removal of all arms. Insist on being pro-Lebanon and not anti and for foreign entities. Lets build on what unites us and downplay our differences. Constitution, Institutions and the Army are our salvation.
