Now Lebanon - Abdo denies warrants issued against him - September 21, 2010

In a statement issued on Tuesday, former Ambassador to France Johnny Abdo denied that there are any warrants issued against him.

“Some media outlets have intentionally said—in their attempt to defend the illegal arms that have taken over Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport [over the weekend]—that Johnny Abdo [returned] to Lebanon by force even though there are warrants against him… Some have even said they were arrest warrants,” the statement said.

Tension between the Future Movement and Hezbollah ran high over the weekend after armed Hezbollah bodyguards received former General Security chief Jamil as-Sayyed at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport without the needed permission from any of the relevant bodies.

Sayyed, who had returned from France, was summoned by Attorney General Judge Said Mirza for questioning following the former’s September 12 statement, in which he attacked Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

The statement called on the media to set the record straight after contacting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all the needed information on the issue.

-NOW Lebanon