Detlev Mehlis, former Chief UN investigator of the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, said that he recommended the detention of the four Lebanese officers. During an interview with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) he said, "there was evidence against them with regards to the assassination and we had evidence that they planned to leave the country." He added, "they should remain in jail since the UN has not issued any orders to release them."
The four detained pro-Syrian generals are: Brig. Gen. Jamil Sayyed who was the former head of Lebanon's General Security Department known as Surete Generale, Brig. Gen. Ali Hajj was ex-commander of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), Brig. Gen. Raymond Azar was former commander of the army's intelligence service and Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hamdan was the commander of the army's Presidential Guard Brigade. |