| That didn't take long, heh. |
The Syrian lawmakers unanimously call for former Vice President Abdelhalim to be tried for treason, corruption and disruption of the country's stability, against the backdrop of the statements which he made to Al-Arabiya TV station. This came in a recommendation unanimously approved by the lawmakers during the last meeting of its ninth legislative session, which centered on reply to Khaddam's interview with an Arab satellite TV channel last night. Khaddam said last night "Assad told me he had told some very, very harsh words to Hariri ... something like 'I will destroy anyone who tries to disobey us'. Hariri's nose started to bleed after this meeting ... his situation in Syria was complicated." Khaddam said the meeting with Hariri took place a few months before the February 14 assassination in a Beirut bomb blast. The parliament voiced in a message to the Syrian President that it stands with the leadership and denounced what was said by Khaddam because they tarnish Syria's steadfast positions against the aggressive plans against it.
The recommendation, read by parliament speaker Mahmoud Al-Abrash, called for putting Khaddam before the court of justice for charge treason against the nation and the people. This came in response to calls by MPs and the people who contacted the speaker after wrap up of the session and called for arrest of Khaddam by the Interpol and referring him to the court of justice to be tried for the crimes he committed against the country, his implication in corruption and levy an attachment on his and his family's movable and immovable properties. |