Daily Star - Sayyed questions motives of Hariri probe prosecutors, August 9, 2007.
The detained former head of the General Security Major General Jamil Sayyed said Wednesday that the proceedings of the Lebanese judicial system concerning the investigation into the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri contradict the notion of justice.
Sayyed's lawyer Akram Azouri released a statement Wednesday referring to recent comments made by head of the parliamentary majority Saad Hariri in which the MP said: "We do not seek revenge from anyone. We just want justice to hold the criminals responsible."
The lawyer contested Hariri's statement by alleging that the most recent report released by prosecutor Serge Brammertz, the head of the UN Investigation Committee into the Hariri assassination, "proves that the information and accusations that led to the arrest of Sayyed were dishonest and obsolete."
Azouri also cited Brammertz as saying that "political considerations in favor of the government have prevented the release of Sayyed."
Sayyed also questioned the reason behind what he said was the stalling of the investigation by state prosecutor Said Mirza ever since Brammertz's comments emerged.
"Could it be that the only way Mirza can bypass Brammertz's conclusions, which are in favor of Sayyed, and postpone his political indictment in contradiction to the international investigation, is to freeze the Lebanese investigation?" asked Azouri.
Sayyed's lawyer Akram Azouri released a statement Wednesday referring to recent comments made by head of the parliamentary majority Saad Hariri in which the MP said: "We do not seek revenge from anyone. We just want justice to hold the criminals responsible."
The lawyer contested Hariri's statement by alleging that the most recent report released by prosecutor Serge Brammertz, the head of the UN Investigation Committee into the Hariri assassination, "proves that the information and accusations that led to the arrest of Sayyed were dishonest and obsolete."
Azouri also cited Brammertz as saying that "political considerations in favor of the government have prevented the release of Sayyed."
Sayyed also questioned the reason behind what he said was the stalling of the investigation by state prosecutor Said Mirza ever since Brammertz's comments emerged.
"Could it be that the only way Mirza can bypass Brammertz's conclusions, which are in favor of Sayyed, and postpone his political indictment in contradiction to the international investigation, is to freeze the Lebanese investigation?" asked Azouri.
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