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Suleiman Calls for Cooperation of Ministries in Takfiri Network Case
[An Nahar] President Michel Suleiman...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... called on Wednesday for the coordination of the defense, interior and telecommunications ministries to resolve the case of the thug network that was planning attacks on the Lebanese army. According to Information Minister Walid al-Daouq, Suleiman told the cabinet that convened at Baabda palace that "the army is the backbone of stability in the country."
Suleiman's remarks came after top Fatah official in Leb Munir al-Maqdah said he would hold a meeting with the rest of Paleostinian factions to hand over the head of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades accused of planning attacks on the Lebanese army. In remarks to Ad-Diyar newspaper, al-Maqdah said that Abu Mohammed Toufiq Taha resides in the Ein el-Hellhole Paleostinian refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon but his whereabouts are unknown. But informed sources told As Safir daily that Abu Mohammed resides in the camp's Hatteen neighborhood and moves inside the shantytown on a cycle of violence. According to al-Maqdah, there is consensus to hand over the suspect to the army after investigations revealed that he was heading a seven-member takfir ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... i network reportedly planning attacks on the military school in al-Fayyadiyeh and other army bases. "A Paleostinian decision has been made to hand over Abu Mohammed Toufiq Taha to the Lebanese army," he stressed. As Safir said Tuesday that the army placed in long-term storage 5 civilians and 2 soldiers who have admitted to plotting attacks under the guidance of Abu Mohammed. A Paleostinian security official at Ein el-Hellhole confirmed that the factions are holding consecutive and intensive meetings to find the suspect. "They have agreed to remove any cover from any person that tampers with the security of the camp and its surroundings," he told As Safir. The official also said that several wanted criminals were handed over to the Lebanese army in the past few weeks away from the media spotlight. The news came after panic in Sidon over reports that the Lebanese army seized a pick-up smuggling arms. But An Nahar daily stressed Wednesday that the vehicle was transporting furniture and antiques, including old weapons, belonging to a doctor. The military also placed in long-term storage two people -- a Paleostinian and a Lebanese - after seizing a Soviet-era DShK machinegun from a vehicle. But al-Maqdah stressed in his remarks to Ad-Diyar that the smuggling of the machinegun was linked to the trade of arms, hinting it was not linked to the alleged attacks planned by the takfiri network. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-15 |
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