May 17, 2009 - Naharnet - Sayyed: I will Become Justice Minister if Opposition Wants to Reward Me

Former head of the General Security Department Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayyed said he is willing to become justice minister if the opposition wins the elections and wants to award him with that post. "If the opposition wins in the June parliamentary elections and wants to give me a post or reward me, I will take charge of the justice ministry," Sayyed told al-Jazeera TV network late Saturday. He also said that he and three other generals were arrested in 2005 in connection with ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's murder for "political" purposes only and not for the sake of "truth." Sayyed and the other officers were released last month. He told al-Jazeera that a French court agreed to prosecute former chief U.N. investigator Detlev Mehlis and former Ambassador Johnny Abdo for fabricating lies."Witness Zuhair Siddiq was a prophet for (MP) Saad Hariri and now he is an outcast in the United Arab Emirates and no one is demanding his extradition," Sayyed said."I have information that Syria asked for his extradition and things will be unveiled and heads will role," he added