According to the report, Iran has been using the Iranian construction company that has been engaged in reconstructing homes destroyed during the war to install cables for the illegal Hezbollah network throughout Lebanon.
In an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, Hamadeh said that the "issue of communications has been under discussion for a long time, but we were waiting for Hezbollah to respond to the security authorities who requested they stop all infringements. Unfortunately Hezbollah refused to stop its activity and continued with its illegal acts . Not only that but Hezbollah has been harboring criminals and fugitives from justice and has been refusing to cooperate with the Lebanese security forces in applying law and order in the areas under their control. All this leads us to believe they are establishing a state within the state of Lebanon"
According to Hamadeh, the Lebanese cabinet has decided to discuss this Iranian network on Monday, and later bring the issue before the United Nations Security Council as well as the Arab League, al-Sharq al-Awsat reported.
In the interview, Hamadeh revealed that Hezbollah has been trying to link all the militias in Lebanon, Syria and Iran via a vast telecommunications network.
"Their goal is not security resistance. They want to connect between all the Iranian and Syrian militias and they want to eavesdrop on everyone," Hamadeh said.
The Iranian communications network has been completed in southern Lebanon, the Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, southern Beirut and several Christian areas in Mount Lebanon. Work is currently underway to complete the infrastructure in the northern Lebanon.
According to the government report, the network is capable of tracking 100,000 numbers using a digital format in which each number is five digits long.
According to reports, the Hezbollah hardware can hook up to Lebanon's main telephone network.
Arab League informed
Prior to departing Saturday to Cairo , Hamadeh handed Arab League chief Amr Moussa a letter on Hezbollah's illegal telephone network the daily An Nahar reported.
Hamadeh told An Nahar that the issue of Hezbollah's communication network is "no longer an issue concerning the security of the resistance, but rather the security of Lebanon and toppling its regime."
Picture: Mohammad Rida Shibani, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon
Tags: Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, source: Alsharq Alawsat, source: Naharnet, Ya Libnan
