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Lebanon minister shrugs off Syria arrest warrant
BEIRUT - Lebanese Telecommunication Minister Marwan Hamadeh, a close aide to Walid Jumblatt, said that Syria’s arrest warrants against the prominent MP were “worthless”, in remarks published on Tuesday.

“The Syrian warrants are worthless ... since they are addressed against a person who has parliamentary immunity,” said Hamadeh. “Interpol will deal with these warrants just as it deals with warrants issued by countries of dictatorships such as North Korea and Baathist Syria,” he told reporters.

“The real warrants will soon be issued by the judge of the international enquiry commission,” which is investigating the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, he said.
Ouch, that'll leave a mark
Two UN reports have implicated Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies in Hariri’s murder which triggered domestic and international protests that forced Syria to end its 29-year military presence and political domination in Lebanon in April 2005.

Jumblatt, Lebanon’s Druze leader is a key member of Beirut’s anti-Syrian parliament majority, which has accused Damascus of involvement in a series of bombings, including Hariri’s murder and a failed attempt on Hamadeh’s life. In December 2005, Jumblatt called for regime change in Syria.
Posted by: Steve 2006-05-23
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