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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Damascus: Another witness sustains the masked witness' story
2005-11-30
Syria disinformation program continues
Well-informed sources have disclosed that Damascus is preparing to launch a fresh surprise after the "masked witness". The new surprise aims at abolishing the basis of the International Investigation Committee's report as regards the probe into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus will introduce another witness who surrenders to the Syrian authorities gun to his families head. Meanwhile, Beirut is preparing to ask for the "masked witness" and to study the possibility of forming an international court regarding involved in the crime.

Hours after unveiling the "masked witness" Hussam Taher Hussam ,who accused Lebanese parties over forcing him to give fake testimony to involve Syrian officials in the crime ,official sources in Damascus said that Syria is "hiding surprises "to the IIC surprises will lead to drive the last nail in the coffin of German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis's report.
Or so they hope
Sources said that another secret witness, who was mentioned in Mehlis's report, has yielded to the Syrian authorities. The said witness has given a testimony that could deprive Mehlis of all testimonies whom Mehlis relied on forging his report especially after the cancel of Zuheir Sidiq's testimony who is currently detained in Paris. Sources affirmed that the secret witness, who aged 60 and resides in a city located in the Middle of Syria, has given information where Mehlis described as very important information. In this connection, sources indicated that Syria will cooperate with Mehlis's committee till the end apart of facts recently disclosed.

In the meantime, the Lebanese judicial is studying to submit a request to regain the "masked witness" who was yesterday supposed to be brought before the judge Ilias Eid. On the other hand, Turkish lawyer Othman Karahan said that his Syrian client Louai Sakka, who is detained in Istanbul, was interrogated by American investigators who belong to CIA.
Karahan added that the four investigators tried to convince him to give a false testimony against the suspected Syrian officials in the killing of Hariri. But when he refused they threatened to kill him.
Posted by:Steve

#1  My sources tell me that the "masked witness" will testify that he had coffee with Hariri last week.
Posted by: Master of Obvious   2005-11-30 11:06  

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