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| Syria demands 25 Lebanese to be tried in Damascus |
| 2009-12-11 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Lebanon says Syria has asked it to extradite 25 Lebanese officials to be tried in Damascus in connection with the murder of former premier Rafik al-Hariri. The extradition demand came after Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, the assassinated premier's son, said on Tuesday that he will visit Damascus, and hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad to discuss his father's assassination. Hariri's coalition, the March 14, accuses Syria and its Lebanese allies of being behind the assassination of Rafik al-Hariri in February 2005, a claim which Syria denies. Among those on the Syrian list include former ministers Marawan Hamadeh, Charles Rizk and Hasan al-Sabaa as well as State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza and the former head of Lebanon's military intelligence, Johnny Abdo, the Lebanese ministry of justice said on Thursday. The Lebanese judicial officials have described the Syrian demand as a "clear violation" of the law. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 What's even the rationale? We were bribing them, therefore they're our problem? They're Lebanese nationals, accused of killing a Lebanese prime minister, in Beirut! Is the claim that the conspiracy was planned on Syrian soil, therefore it's in Syrian jurisdiction? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-12-11 09:21 |
| #1 Now that's chutzpah! The Iranians are positively green with envy. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-12-11 07:47 |