Al-Mustaqbal Accuses Syria of Being Behind Rejection of al-Hassan’s Promotion

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The rejection of Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement to promote head of the Internal Security Forces Information Branch Col. Wissam al-Hassan came upon pressure from Syria, al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc sources said.

The sources told al-Liwaa daily published Monday that Syria was frustrated at ISF chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi’s attempt to link the disappearance of Syrian opposition members in Lebanon to the Syrian embassy.

Rifi has told a parliamentary human rights committee that the embassy had a hand in the kidnapping of the four Jassem brothers and drew similarities between their disappearance and that of Shebli al-Aisamy, a co-founder of Syria's ruling Baath party who fled his native country in 1966 over political differences.

Al-Aisamy, 86, was last seen in May in the eastern region of Aley.

The Mustaqbal sources said that Syria has pressured its allies in Lebanon to reject the promotion of around 400 security officers, including al-Hassan to brigadier general to avenge Rifi.

President Michel Suleiman withheld his signature from a decree to promote the police officers at the behest of Hizbullah and FPM leader Michel Aoun. Media reports have said that the decree has been approved by Interior Minister Marwan Charbel and Prime Minister Najib Miqati.

Charbel is expected to discuss about the issue with top officials or issue a statement on Monday.

Speaker Nabih Berri backed Suleiman’s decision, telling An Nahar daily that there was no need to create a tumult on the issue of promotions.

The uproar won’t affect the decision of the president to freeze the promotions, Berri said.

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Thumb jabalamel over 12 years

al mustaqbal said something.
no one cares.

Default-user-icon Rami (Guest) over 12 years

If Mustaqbal is right, I am surpised that Basho has still time to put his nose into Lebanese affairs. With his country falling apart, I strongly recommend that he looks and cleans his backyard before looking at others. How long do we have to bear his presence anymore? He needs to be toppled very soon.

Thumb hakawati over 12 years

Really sad, nobody loves the Zionist Boygroup for Lebanon (ZBL).

Thumb geha over 12 years

unlike the syro/iranians, we do not need to fire our weapons in the air each time a leader talks :)
we hear/read the comments, and we have a mind of our own to accept or refuse the coment, unlike others for whom what the leader says is scred.
this is called democracy ... whereas the others practice dictatorship :)

Default-user-icon Tourbinato (Guest) over 12 years

Well, Syria is Rafic Syria's legal parent and guardian of Al Mustaqbal, and therefore can do whatever a parent and guardian chooses to do to an un-behaving child. kharjkon