Mansour: Govt. Won’t Take Any Decision Regarding Syria before Verdict in Samaha Case
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour stated that the government cannot take an “important fateful and political decision” based on media leaks, reported As Safir newspaper on Monday.
He told the newspaper: “The government will not take any decision regarding Syria before a clear judicial verdict is issued in former minister and MP Michel Samaha’s case.”
He made his remarks ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia, where he is accompanying Prime Minister Najib Miqati is taking part in an extraordinary Islamic solidarity meeting in Mecca.
“Despite all the political pressure and demands to expel the Syrian ambassador to Lebanon and dissolve the Higher Lebanese-Syrian Council, no decision in Samaha’s case will be made before the final verdict,” stressed Mansour.
“We will leave this issue to the judiciary and only then can we take any action,” stated the minister.
Samaha was arrested on Thursday following information that he was planning various attacks in Lebanon.
The Military Tribunal charged on Saturday Samaha and Syrian security Chief Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk with forming a group to commit crimes in Lebanon.
Some reports said that they were planning on carrying out attacks against various political and religious figures in Lebanon.
Various March 14 officials have demanded that Lebanon sever ties with Syria following the revelations.
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