7 Men Face Death Penalty in Assassination of Hizbullah Official
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A military examining magistrate indicted on Thursday seven men on terrorism charges that could result in the death penalty for their links to the assassination of a former Hizbullah official in 2004.
Judge Imad al-Zain issued his indictment that called for sentencing four Lebanese and one Egyptian to death along with two other people who are on the run.
The Hizbullah official, Ghalib Awali, was killed in a car bomb blast in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 19, 2004.
The explosion occurred outside his home in the Mouawad district.
At the time Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed to cut off the hands of the killers, saying the attack was carried out either by Israeli agents who infiltrated into Lebanon with European, American or other foreign passports, or at the hands of local Lebanese agents.
Al-Zain issued arrest warrants against the suspects and referred them to the permanent military court for trial.
03 January 2013, 09:37
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Surely all 7 were from the good old USA as no Lebanese would want to see harm come to Hizballah or its peaceful offcials?
03 January 2013, 10:00
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waw! they caught straight away these people but no one so far in the assassinations of M14 people or lebanese journalists!!! strange isn t it? lol!!!
03 January 2013, 15:50
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Well said peace. How ironic right! Just shows you the true picture of the scums in control!
03 January 2013, 10:07
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Peace, this was in 2004 you idiot. So it is bound to be dealt with before.
03 January 2013, 10:49
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cool man cool! seems you are in no hurry also to find the culprits... afraid of the results maybe....
03 January 2013, 11:24
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bernard.. doesn't matter if it was before or not, some investigations are quicker than others. Bleaze next time, think before you type.
03 January 2013, 11:35
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Bernard: did the grandfather been held responsible for the church massacre ? it was long before 2004 and we didnt hear a word :)
03 January 2013, 10:24
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Peace brings up a good point Bernard. After all, Mr. Hariri was murdered in early 2005 and still, no one is caught or brought to justice.
You really didn't have to resort to name calling. After all, you made yourself look like a fool (not that you are one) by your demeanor and limited knowledge ...
May God bless you with His wisdom.
03 January 2013, 10:28
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Peace bring up a valid point. After all, Mr. Hariri was assassinated in early 2005 and still no answers.
Bernard, I recommend that you check your facts before throwing insults around. After all, you made yourself look like a fool (not that you really are!) by your disrespectful comments to "peace" and limited knowledge on the topic at hand.
May the Lord give you His wisdom and knowledge.
03 January 2013, 13:04
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A crime is a crime, period, it's perpetrators must be found and brought to justice. It doesn't matter who has been made the victim and neither does his political color matter, a crime is as heinous as another crime. However what matters and really matters is how justice is delivered, the very moment when prejudice sets in, then justice becomes impaired thus by consequence the very principle and basis of justice comes into question. So when someone belongs to one or the other party, be he or she the victim or the criminal and because of his/her distinct color affects the way justice is dispensed or not, then people are bound to raise both eyebrows and pertinent questions. Until when justice becomes of the very same quality to everyone.
03 January 2013, 13:10
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So if in today's justice system, just because the victim belongs to Hezbollah this has the tendency to speed up matters, then my question is, What would happen when in Syria the Al Assad regime is ousted and the balance of power shifts away from Hezbollah and to the M14 side, would Hezbollah become heavily discriminated upon just as is the case today but on M14? I am of the fervent belief that when Al Assad is ousted, the whole and entire system in Lebanon, as rotten as it is today, the system will make a full 180 degrees U turn. As I always said since my days at the LF, the Lebanese state is but a traffic cop for whoever rules our neighbors.
03 January 2013, 15:13
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The only crimes that get justice are against HA in lebanon. HA's official is killed, they kill 7 people "pilgrims" are kidnapped, they stop the country.... What about the priest that was kidnapped by a hezbollahi in Baalbeck? Shouldnt the thug be in jail instead of being "convinced" to release him?
03 January 2013, 16:20
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About the priest that was beaten up by a Shiite man, do you know the story? I do. As the priest was being beaten up, he took the Shiite's forehead and kissed it several times, telling him my son I have forgiven you. The next day, after an entire sleepless night, the Shiite man came to the priest's residence, seeing how swollen the priest's face was plus with an impaired sight, he begged him for forgiveness, saying how truly sorry he was for the incident. The priest still resides in Baalbeck and still makes artwork with broken glass and car windshields.
03 January 2013, 15:44
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How did they surface this one out now? To show some sympathy towards Hezb and that they are "also" targeted and not just m14?
Bullshit. And why such a severe penalty for killing a person that probably has blood on his hands himself. So, justice for Hezb only and not anyone else?
How about the 4 named in Hariri's assassination?
03 January 2013, 20:08
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Well if its all about justice then
what about those 4 from hizbollah that
Assassinated rafik al hariri and Wissam al hasan?
Or these guys are sunnah they don't count??
Whoever wants or intend to kill should be punished the same way no one is perfect
And hasan nsrallah should be the first to go.
Someone tell 3emad el zein to shut his mouth
Because justice is for all not for special groups
03 January 2013, 20:11
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Well if its all about justice then
what about those 4 from hizbollah that
Assassinated rafik al hariri and Wissam al hasan?
Or these guys are sunnah they don't count??
Whoever wants or intend to kill should be punished the same way no one is perfect
And hasan nsrallah should be the first to go.
Someone tell 3emad el zein to shut his mouth
Because justice is for all not for special groups
04 January 2013, 03:38
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And how many of Hizbollah are sentenced to death for killing Army pilot Samer Hanna, Rafic Hariri, Wissam Hassan and others... They sentence 7 people to death to give justice to a terrorist party... shame on this judge,and God bless the soul of the martyrs.
