| A little something from the smear factory, but not very well done at all... |
An expert in the international law has criticized the weakness of legal procedures initially taken about the formation of the International Investigation Committee in the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri where Detlev Mehlis has been chosen instead of an international prosecutor. German media published reports about Mehlis linking him to his countries intelligence in addition to the US intelligence. A journalist, based in Germany, who asked to be anonymity, said that the following two papers "Tags Zeitung" and "Zud Duetshe Zeitung" have published reports on Mehlis's relations with the German and American intelligence.The said reporter added that German media indicated that Mehlis received information from Israel and he has a relation with Tel Aviv. Egyptian counselor Hasan Ahmad Omar, an expert in the international law, said that the designation of Mehlis is a legal fault because it was politically based and violated the international law. "In these cases, it is supposed to appoint a judge from the World Tribunal Court or a member at the antitorture committee which is affiliated to UN," Omar said.
"Der Spiegel" magazine, based in Germany, said that three international prosecutors refused Kofi Annan's demand to head the International Investigation Committee in the killing of Hariri. Omar pointed out that some sides have pressurized to appoint Mehlis in this post adding that Mehlis ignored some facts. "Mehlis contacts with Israelis and receiving information from them means that he distanced himself away of being neutral and independent simply because Israel has an interest to accuse Syria,"Omar said. Omar cruised Mehlis because he tackled issues related to Syria in the past where he was insisted to point finger at Syria and Iran as regards "Label night club" where a blast led to kill two American intelligence agents and a Turkish woman.