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| Karam calls for Geagea's release |
| 2005-04-26 |
| President of the Lebanese National Front Ernest Karam called for the release of the Samir Geagea and the return of former Army Commander General Michel Aoun from his exile in France. In a statement issued on Monday, Karam also said free and fair elections "would express the country's democracy, freedom and sovereignty." Meanwhile, Parliament's Administration and Justice Follow-up Committee, entrusted with drafting a new amnesty law, held a meeting Monday to discuss two proposals to amend the amnesty law. After the meeting, Akkar MP Mikhael Daher said the new amnesty law will embrace the exceptional cases, including the issue of Samir Geagea and the Dinnieh and Majdal Anjar detainees. In other developments, the General Amnesty Follow-up Committee urged on Monday Speaker Nabih Berri to put the pardon law into effect. |
| Posted by:Fred |