Syrian Diplomat Urges Lebanese Security Agencies to Review Probe into Arms Smuggling
Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali urged Lebanese security agencies on Thursday to reconsider their investigations into the smuggling of weapons from Lebanon to Syria.
“The amount of smuggled arms to Syria and the amount unveiled by the Lebanese investigation calls for a review by the Lebanese security agencies,” Ali told Hizbullah’s al-Manar TV station.
Asked about the head of the Syrian embassy guard unit, First Lt. Salah Hajj, the ambassador said the officer is loyal and deserves to be appreciated rather than slammed.
An investigation report by Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi on the kidnapping of Syrian opposition members reveals that Hajj was the ringleader of the group that abducted the Jassem brothers.
On the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon that is set to try ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s suspected assassins, Ali told al-Manar that the issue was an internal matter and it was up to the Lebanese government to decide on it.
He blamed the bloody crackdown by the Assad regime on the presence of extremist armed forces in Syria.
“That’s why the state is consolidating its security and dealing with those members that are tampering with national security and people’s interests,” Ali said.
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I agree with him.....tell Syria to stop smuggling arms into Lebanon.
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why didn t he ask the same for the illegal smuggling of weapons to hezbollah from syria that big clown full of himself?
he deserves pity and contempt that s all...
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Let's see for how long you'll keep grinning
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How about Syria investigates the decades of weapons smuggling it has done into Lebanon? A few people smuggle weapons into Syria and all hell is breaking loose, but Syria has armed groups in Lebanon (Lebanese and Palestinian) for decades and not one investigation into the matter.
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What comes around goes around. Looking forward to seeing missiles heading your way.
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God bless the Mossad for sending their warm regards to the Syrian loyal people to stand against the arrogant lying regime.
I dare you imbecile to interview other TV channel and answer their questions. How about a very brief interview with Al-Jazeera or Arabia? or the loyalists are cherry picked and infidels zionists are well known.
Tell us what you did to protect the Syrian citizens in Lebanon especially those who disappeared and later eliminated the same fashion as the regime enters peaceful citizens homes in Syria and then dump their bodies on street because they were hit by a bus.
Go back to Syria...