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| Ex-Gen. gains 'access to STL evidence' |
| 2010-09-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] A former Lebanese general has claimed that the UN tribunal looking into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has given him access to evidence in the case. Former director of General Security Major General Jamil al-Sayyed said on Sunday that the Special Tribunal for Leb (STL) has placed the evidence it has gathered at his disposal. "Yesterday [Daniel] Fransen issued a ruling. Fransen said, 'Jamil Sayyed, you have the right to request evidence from us and we have the authority to look into the matter,'" the former general quoted one of the UN justices as saying. Hariri was killed in a massive car bombing in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on February 14, 2005. Sayyed was among the four senior Lebanese military and security officials who were incarcerated without being charged over the assassination and released three years and eight months later without any explanation. The former Lebanese official has accused Hariri's son and successor Saad al-Hariri, Lebanese State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza and other figures known to have close relations with the late prime minister of presenting the UN tribunal with false witnesses. "Listen to what he's saying. Fransen did not tell me in his decision, 'there are no false witnesses, Jamil El-Sayed.' Fransen's decision is a ruling against you, Saad Hariri. It's a ruling against you, Saeed Mirza...," Rooters reported. Sayyed claims Hariri's assassination is being exploited by Beirut to fight Syria and the Hezbullies resistance movement. "Sheikh Saad, this case will not end until we find the truth and announce it to everyone -- and to punish all those criminals who you are protecting," he said addressing the premier. In July Hezbullies Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah revealed that he had been informed by Hariri of the STL's plan to implicate a number of the resistance movement's members in connection with the case. Hezbullies categorically rejects the allegations and has called the tribunal an "Israeli project." Prosecutor Mirza has summoned Sayyed to Beirut for questioning. Hezbullies has expressed support for Sayyed and has asked Mirza to cancel his decision to interrogate Sayyed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 So Syria is pushing a new propoganda campaign. Even if they don't win it outside their realms, they will more than likely convince their population that it's true. More than likley teach this at their schools along with the hate thrown at Jews and the US or the West in general. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-20 04:42 |