The grandson of the former president that invited the Syrian army to come to Lebanon in 1976 accused the prime minister and the minister of communications of plotting to kill the Hezbollah leader. Suleiman Franjieh, the grandson of former president Suleiman Franjieh made the accusation Thursday during an interview on Kalam el Nas talk show program on LBC TV.
Franjieh defended the Hezbullah phone networks which recently caused a stir in Lebanon. He said the government is aiming at "isolating Sayyed Nasrallah or assassinating him". The network was called by the government of Lebanon's prime minister Fouad Siniora as another proof that Hezbollah is acting "as a state within a state" . Hamadeh called it a " state violation that went beyond logic.""
Telecommunications minister Marwan Hemade swiftly responded saying "Franjieh's words reveal sectarianism. It's not worth responding to such language." He later told the daily An Nahar that a copy of Franjieh's interview would be "immediately" submitted to the international investigation committee headed by Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz "as evidence that could one day hold Franjieh responsible for taking part in crimes and assassinations organized by the Syrian Regime in Lebanon."
Franjieh, staunch ally of the Syrian regime revealed during the interview that he visits Syria regularly and meets with its president on regular basis. He further revealed that during their meetings president Bashar el Assad praised Army General Michel Suleiman, former minister Fares Buais and retired General Michel Aoun. |