Al-Sayyed Goes to The Hague with a Mission, Politicians Convince Angry Relatives Not to Confront him
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Hague - Naharnet Exclusive
The arrival of former General Security chief Jamil al-Sayyed at the seat of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague to attend the trial in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination caused a stir among the relatives of the victims in the series of bombings that targeted Lebanese figures since the assassination attempt against MP Marwan Hamadeh in October 2004.
The journalists that are pro-March 8 considered al-Sayyed's presence in The Hague newsworthy, giving a political presence to the alliance with respect to the huge existence of March 14 figures, who were accompanied by a large number of journalists aboard former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's private jet.
The reporters are residing in luxury hotels and Hariri has put at their disposal transportation vehicles to take them back and fourth between their bases and the STL's headquarters.
The relatives and families of the victims of the series of murders and assassination attempts expressed their anger at al-Sayyed, calling for confronting him at the court's entrance to prevent him from entering the building.
Some of the angry relatives mulled to ask STL judges not to grant al-Sayyed the permission to attend the start of the trial for being a provocative person.
March 14 officials, in their turn, urged the families to exercise self-restraint and worked on preventing any move that would turn attention away from the indictment against four Hizbullah members, which the prosecution will discuss at the start of the trial.
Any wrong move in the reaction to al-Sayyed's provocative presence would help him achieve his objective, the March 14 officials warned.
They said the former general security chief is seeking to hinder the process of the trial by luring the families of the victims to confront him outside the STL building or inside its halls to delay the trial.
The officials also believe that al-Sayyed had a double mission to work in favor of Hizbullah and the security and intelligence agencies of Syrian President Bashar Assad to follow-up the trial closely and study the steps that the party and the Syrian regime should take in following up the mission of the STL.
They also accused al-Sayyed of seeking to interfere in the trial to bring up the case of his arrest along with three other pro-Syrian generals during the initial phase of the investigation into Hariri's murder.
Such an interference is aimed at drowning the judges in the details of his arrest to prevent them from moving forward with their attempts to reveal more evidence and information in Hariri's assassination and several other attacks linked to it.
One of the Lebanese politicians who is in The Hague to attend the start of the trial told the relatives of the victims, who complained about al-Sayyed's “provocative presence,” that they should get used to seeing him there.
“If his presence is annoying you, then his future presence will heal your wounds,” he said.
16 January 2014, 09:31
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He was vindicated because there was not enough evidence to indict him! so the court WORKED!!! because it was fair!!! and Al-sayed was Lucky there was not enough Hard evidence to keep him locked up.
Does not mean he was not involved! That is people's judgement and Mine not the Courts. Im OK with that... are you...
I think this court thing might just work out then, contrary to your insult of it!
16 January 2014, 09:32
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Im sure such FAIR courts exist in Syria and KSA and Tehran and now Egypt!!!
LOL
16 January 2014, 09:44
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It was likely Iranian intelligence and a cell in the Hizb that did it. These guys would not trust anyone to come in on such an operation. So no, I do not think Sayyed had anything to do with this.
16 January 2014, 11:01
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4 years to recognize that there were no charges against him, followed by years of refusing him the right to confront his accusers, the false witnesses... you call that justice?
16 January 2014, 21:09
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Momo! It is the Lebanese court that prevented Sayyed's release! According to Lebanese law, a suspect can be incarcerated. It is the STL you are spitting on that got them to be released because it prevails. Plus, for the STL, there are no false witnesses since there have been no witnesses testifying in court! Stop the BS!
16 January 2014, 07:55
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What is the point this murderer trying to prove.... it is nothing but provocation and spite. I am sure he will be jailed again. This person is responsible for many murders and miseries caused to hundreds of Lebanese.
16 January 2014, 08:04
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criminals continue their efforts.
if he was cleared from this crime, he has a lot more to answer about....
16 January 2014, 09:04
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if he was cleared as you say, from false accusations, and spent 4 years in prison over political charges, on basis on what do you, the lock-up fanatic, and mr "losers" call him a criminal?
16 January 2014, 09:15
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all the crimes we know he did as in sending his troops to attack peaceful demonstrators for one :) there are many crimes this guy committed and history will not forget him.
16 January 2014, 11:02
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what are you talking about geha? sayyed sent "his troops to attack peaceful demonstrators"? in which movie?
16 January 2014, 08:04
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جميل السيد ذكي كتير بس ما انتبه انوا سيارة سماحة كانت مليانة فستق حلبي.
16 January 2014, 09:02
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oily $$$$$$$ ;) all from saudi suggar daddy surely, because saadoun got bankrupt years ago.
16 January 2014, 09:41
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momo is upset that it would cost about 5,000,000 million rials to stay in a Luxury hotel for a night and worst of all most Luxury hotels have a firm No Terrorist Allowed policy.
16 January 2014, 11:39
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mowaten: I commend you on your comments. You always bring value and substance to any debate.
16 January 2014, 09:24
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Ya MrFact!
Sure buddy!
When (or if Nassri) or Aoun or their people go to Tehran or Damascus I'm sure once in a while they get that treatment too from there hosts. Or Mr Butcher ASSad and the Aytolloss put them in a 2 star hotel with no transport...Excuuuuusse US.
As @ex-fpm says, HOW Pathetic!
16 January 2014, 09:24
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Yep.... I noticed that too. I also noticed you have new wings? Banned again Flamethrower?
16 January 2014, 10:20
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My Dear Shia brother Flamethrower: I can assure you I have nothing to do with you getting banned more than 25 times so far! Actually, I enjoy your posts, your tenacity, and your pursuit of the truth. I wish your comments can be issued as a collector's item for future generations and sold at Sotheby's auction houses.
16 January 2014, 11:37
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My Dear brother Flamethrower: I can assure you I having nothing to do with you getting banned more than 25 times so far! Actually, I enjoy your posts and believe you should issue them as a collector's item. Unlike you, I don't report comments out of spite.
16 January 2014, 16:05
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1) I think, u do report comments !! 2) why then while I give a credit to Flamethrower, u get a credit toooooooo ??????
16 January 2014, 12:31
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STL or not Jameel Al Sayyed was the very symbol of Syrian tutelage over Lebanon. Al Sayed represented everything we refused from Syria but all the same, was force fed on us. May the truth, the truth and only the truth emerge from the STL, so help us God.
16 January 2014, 12:35
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hey naharnet....
"indictment against four Hizbullah members"
the STL says the are hizbullah PARTISANS not members so set your info straight..
by the way i am not a hizbullah fan!!!
16 January 2014, 12:51
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How convenient that 4 of the known accused are dead and the other 2 have disappeared and hizbollah and nasrollah deny any involvement lebanese have had enough and justice will be delivered when they killed rafik hariri they bit of more than they can chew time will sort everybody out .
16 January 2014, 13:21
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This thug vindicated!? Hahaha drôle very drôle..
No he wasn't, he would still be in jail where he belongs if Lebanese laws (he pushed in parliament) were applied where he could be held indefinitely on mere suspicion. But the STL works differently..
"Based on the material before him, the Prosecutor said that the evidence was insufficient to warrant filing of indictments against the four detainees. The Prosecutor said that he therefore “does not oppose their release nor does he seek that their release be made subject to any conditions in accordance with Rule 102.
Despite the releases, the Prosecutor emphasized that the investigation is continuing and that it is much wider than that of the four generals. The decision of 29 April does not mean that the generals, who were never charged, cannot be detained in the future if an indictment for them is issued." 15 April 2009
16 January 2014, 20:52
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Flamethrower yeah we know that you'd like those days back. After all isn't that what you the rest of Jamil Sayyed thugs were doing in the 1990s till early 2005 to anyone opposed to the Syrian occupation especially if they were Christians. In fact sometimes those suspicions had not even any bases in reality but were completely invented with their mothers. You miss those days don't you.
16 January 2014, 16:12
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It's too sad to read how u fight....u're brothers !!!!!!
Didn't u lose anyone during the Civil War??????? The history ....repeats it self....but the true citizen will win this time !! I promise !!
16 January 2014, 18:06
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1976, Jamil was always a calm, friendly and civilized bloke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9wAkCx4UI
16 January 2014, 19:35
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Nusra-lla must die. Jameel Sayyed must be jailed 4 life w/ Samaha.
