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Reports: Morocco Arrests Hizbullah-Linked Businessman at Washington's Request
[AnNahar] Prominent Lebanese businessman Qassem Tajeddine, who is close to Hizbullah... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... , has been tossed in the clink ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... in Morocco at Washington's request, media reports said on Tuesday. LBCI television said Tajeddine, 61, was arrested at Casablanca's airport on Monday morning. Information obtained by LBCI said the arrest was made "at the request of U.S. intelligence." MTV said Tajeddine arrived at Casablanca's airport from Africa and was scheduled to travel to Beirut aboard a Royal Air Maroc plane. Residents of the southern town of Hanaway, Tajeddine's hometown, described the arrest as a "kidnap," noting that "U.S. intelligence agencies have pressed Morocco to detain him." According to MTV, Tajeddine's family has communicated with the Foreign Ministry and Minister Jebran Bassil is "following up on the case in person." "Speaker Nabih KnobbyBerri Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, a member of AMAL, a not very subtle Hizbullah sock puppet... has also been following up on the issue from the very first moment," MTV added. Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid WallyJumblat ...  Druze politician, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, who's been on every side in Leb at least four times. He'll sell you his friends for a dollar, but family comes higher because of shipping and handling...had on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to follow up on the case. "Regardless of the motives and circumstances behind Hajj Qassem Tajeddine's arrest, logic says that our State should ask about him," Jumblat tweeted. The man and his brothers, Hussein and Ali, have been blacklisted by the United States since 2009. According to reports, the U.S. Treasury has put him on its sanctions lists and accused him of laundering money and using the funds to "support terrorist activities." Tajeddine is also accused of running several companies that "cover up for Hizbullah's activities in Africa." Angola had frozen the economic activities of the Tajeddine family in recent years, "also at Washington's request," media reports have said. Together with his two brothers, Qassem Tajeddine has built a global foodstuffs and real estate network in several countries across the world. The man is also involved in real estate projects in Leb. In 2003, he was placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! for two months in Belgium where he was interrogated over charges of "laundering money on behalf of Hizbullah." Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-15 |
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