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| Qandil: Syria's Army will be back in Lebanon |
| 2008-02-13 |
| Former MP Nasser Qandil, a staunch supporter of Syria and a suspect in the Hariri assassination rejected the international tribunal as "illegitimate" and predicted the return of Syria's army to Lebanon. The International tribunal is being established in Holland to try all the suspects in the Hariri assassination. The top Syrian security officials were named as suspects by Detlev Mehlis , the first UN chief investigator . Qandil told a news conference Tuesday that the tribunal is based on an agreement between the government of Premier Fouad Siniora and the United Nations. "The Siniora government is illegitimate and does not have the right to conclude agreements. Any contract concluded with the Siniora government is binding to this particular government and not to the Lebanese people," Qandil said. He criticized the arrest of the four generals( who are also suspects in the Hariri assassination) , claiming they were mere "political detainees. Unless the four generals were released Â… there will be no justice, no truth and, consequently, no international tribunal," Qandil said. He urged the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbullah-led opposition to include the release of the four generals on its agenda for any understanding to settle the political situation. |
| Posted by:Fred |