March 14 Asks Miqati, Qortbawi to Refer Attempt on Geagea's Life to STL
The March 14 forces on Wednesday called on Premier Najib Miqati and Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi to refer the assassination attempt against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
The March 14 General-Secretariat said in a statement it had been following up “over the past hours the circumstances of the assassination attempt against Dr. Samir Geagea in Maarab today.”
“Following consultations with all parties concerned,” the March 14 General-Secretariat said it decided to ask Miqati and Qortbawi to “take all measures necessary to refer the probe into the case to the STL.”
The general-secretariat noted that the attempt on Geagea’s life coincided with “the visit of tribunal’s president, Judge David Baragwanath, to Beirut,” which “indicates that the perpetrators were not only defying Lebanese security authorities, but also the international judiciary.”
It called for “considering this dangerous crime a signal indicating that Lebanon has entered a new phase that requires the Lebanese state to be extremely vigilant in order to protect Lebanon.”
Source: Naharnet
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