Attorney Files Complaint to State Prosecution against Mufti of Syria

Attorney representing Syrian nationals residing in Lebanon, Tarek Shandab, filed on Thursday before the general prosecution a lawsuit against Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmed Badreddin Hassoun for “incitement to commit crimes against humanity,” the National News Agency reported.

Shandab called for the Mufti's arrest and for adding his name on all Lebanese borders in order to capture him before leaving to Syria.

The complaint will be presented to State Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud to take the appropriate action in this concern.

Early in December, Hassoun rejected claims he had encouraged terrorism in Europe, during a rare visit outside Syria that has triggered outrage from rights groups.

In a 2011 speech of his available on YouTube, Hassoun issued a clear warning against intervention in Syria, saying: "From the first round fired, the sons of Syria and Lebanon will become fighters who will carry out suicide attacks on the land of Europe and Palestine.

"I say to Europe and the United States: we will prepare the fedayeen (fighters) if you strike Syria, because now it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," he said at the time.

Hassoun often appears alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad for religious occasions.