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| Lebanon minister shrugs off Syria arrest warrant | |
| 2006-05-23 | |
| 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.
Jumblatt, LebanonÂ’s Druze leader is a key member of BeirutÂ’s anti-Syrian parliament majority, which has accused Damascus of involvement in a series of bombings, including HaririÂ’s murder and a failed attempt on HamadehÂ’s life. In December 2005, Jumblatt called for regime change in Syria. | |
| Posted by:Steve |