Report: Hariri Will Not Make Personal Appearance at Feb. 14 Ceremony over Security Fears
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Head of the Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri will not appear in person at Saturday's ceremony marking the tenth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri over security concerns, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Thursday.
Mustaqbal sources told the daily: “Security fears will thwart his personal participation at the event.”
“All claims to the contrary are speculation,” they added.
Furthermore, they said that a Mustaqbal delegation and Hariri's advisors had traveled to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Tuesday for consultations with the MP over his speech.
The delegation includes deputy Speaker Farid Makari, former MP Ghattas Khoury, Hariri's media advisor Hani Hammoud, and head of his office Nader al-Hariri.
The sources remarked that the speech may hold a vision over the upcoming phase in Lebanon, as well as take into consideration the movement's political views in the wake of its ongoing dialogue with Hizbullah.
It will stress the Mustaqbal Movement's principles in light of the Syrian crisis, Lebanon's international ties, and the importance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, they revealed.
The March 14 forces are scheduled to commemorate the tenth anniversary of former Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination at a ceremony in Beirut's BIEL exhibition center.
Hariri was assassinated in a massive bombing in Beirut on February 14, 2005.
The STL, which kicked off its proceedings in 2014, is investigating his murder. It has so far indicted five Hizbullah members of being involved in the attack. The party has condemned the claims and the tribunal, vowing that it will not cooperate with it.
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H.K.
12 February 2015, 08:19
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well advised. hizbushaitan needs an opportunity to kill him.
12 February 2015, 08:38
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I think Hariri is still gonna show up. It's the tenth anniversary of his father's assassination, I think he'll surprise the people.
12 February 2015, 08:47
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@geha
he is not like his father. If HA wanted to kill they would have done it but he does not have the same strength than his father
12 February 2015, 08:47
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@geha
he is not like his father. If HA wanted to kill they would have done it but he does not have the same strength than his father
12 February 2015, 10:42
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Can you imagine the power of this disease Ebola controlling the whole country ? This is the enemy within.
12 February 2015, 10:44
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The danger is also from the Ebola supporters like the the corrupt caporal. Any christian supporting a traitor is himself a traitor.
12 February 2015, 13:01
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For sure, Saad is not so much like his late father. But taking such extreme preventative measures need to be understood, this country is full of spies that work for the Syrian regime and Hezbollah. The fact that now 10 years on, justice still needs to be made, plus the fact that scores of M14 figures were brutally assassinated, some no sooner after landing at Beirut airport mean that Saad is not wrong if he were not to attend.
12 February 2015, 16:05
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oh really phoenix, now this country is full of spies working for HA and the syrian regim. Your comments lately are getting to be on the level of anonymetexas and geha, sorry to say. I don't care if you have different views, but atleast go back to making logical arguements instead of foolish claims as you seem to do more and more now.
12 February 2015, 16:06
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oh really phoenix, now this country is full of spies working for HA and the syrian regim. Your comments lately are getting to be on the level of anonymetexas and geha, sorry to say. I don't care if you have different views, but atleast go back to making logical arguements instead of foolish claims as you seem to do more and more now.
13 February 2015, 00:02
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"now this country is full of spies working for HA and the syrian regim"
very naive to believe the contrary... are you telling us that they do not spy? do not follow people against them? do not hunt down opponents to the syrian regime?
really cute to see such naive people....
