Mikati denies Jamil Sayyed’s allegations

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Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied in a statement On Tuesday the allegations of Major General Jamil Sayyed the former head of Lebanese General Security who claimed on Tuesday that the PM wanted to sideline Internal Security Forces chief Achraf Rifi and ISF Information Branch head Wissam al-Hassan, National News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The press office of the prime minister “categorically” denied “all that was referred to the PM in Sayyed’s press conference.”

On Tuesday, the former Security chief said that he had heard Mikati telling “Interior Minister Marwan Charbel at the time when the cabinet was being formed that Rifi and Hassan should be sidelined since ‘they are thugs’.”

Also Interior Minister Marwan Charbel’s press office denied the claims made by Sayyed

In August, Samaha and two Syrian army officers were charged with setting up an armed group to stir up sectarian strife through “terror attacks” in Lebanon.

Sayyed was in former Minister Michel Samaha’s car during the smuggling of explosives from Syria to Lebanon, according to a report by LBC.

According to LBC sources the ISF’s Information Division submitted a documented report proving Sayyed’s involvement.

The sources told LBC that the report includes 4 main elements that prove Sayyed’s involvement : Samaha’s confession citing Sayyed’s companionship throughout the trip, supportive eye witnesses accounts, DNA tests results and telecom data.

Sayyed is one of four former generals who are closely linked to the Syrian regime and who were arrested in 2005 and released from jail in 2009. The other 3 generals are: Former head of the presidential guard Mustafa Hamdan, former Internal Security Forces chief Ali Hajj, and former military intelligence chief Raymond Azar.

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11 responses to “Mikati denies Jamil Sayyed’s allegations”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    And when released in 2009 they should have been sent off to Syria with loss of visas to return, or at least watched very closely.

    1. come on 5th we claim we are rational…after all didnt the tribunal find them innocent? watched closely fair enough but deporting nationals who are not charged sets a weird precedent dosent it? i mean shoulkd gagea have been deported to france after his release? wasnt he actually jailed and proven guilty instead he becomes a leading politician…lets be rational and see how this plays out it seems to be getting interesting???

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar

        Well Dateam, maybe a bunch of ‘provable’ things will pop up. I guess we can wait to see. The history books haven’t been written yet, right? 🙂
        Could probably write some things about ‘Tribunals’ too ….. secrets are everywhere.

        Deporting Nationals is not something ‘new’. Russia, as an example, has done it often. Some places just chase people away. Lebanese Nationals are not so special that it couldn’t happen.

        1. i think we skip history and stick to geography? where do you start?

        2. i think we skip history and stick to geography? where do you start?

        3. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Dateam … to explain ‘borders’ in Geography, one inevitably needs to explain how they got there.
          But, if you want only to stick with the Geology, you might also begin to confuse the ‘God Theory’ people too. (Although confused enough already, more might bring enlightenment. 🙂
          So it IS a sticky thing … maybe just put it all out as factually as possible and let the folks decide. ??

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar

    And when released in 2009 they should have been sent off to Syria with loss of visas to return, or at least watched very closely.

    1. come on 5th we claim we are rational…after all didnt the tribunal find them innocent? watched closely fair enough but deporting nationals who are not charged sets a weird precedent dosent it? i mean shoulkd gagea have been deported to france after his release? wasnt he actually jailed and proven guilty instead he becomes a leading politician…lets be rational and see how this plays out it seems to be getting interesting???

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar

        Well Dateam, maybe a bunch of ‘provable’ things will pop up. I guess we can wait to see. The history books haven’t been written yet, right? 🙂
        Could probably write some things about ‘Tribunals’ too ….. secrets are everywhere.

        1. i think we skip history and stick to geography? where do you start?

        2. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Dateam … to explain ‘borders’ in Geography, one inevitably needs to explain how they got there.
          But, if you want only to stick with the Geology, you might also begin to confuse the ‘God Theory’ people too. 🙂
          So it IS a sticky thing … maybe just put it all out as factually as possible and let the folks decide. ??

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