Gemayel Slams Geagea Summoning as 'Bargaining' Attempt

W460

Kataeb Party chief Sami Gemayel on Tuesday lashed out at the Military Court over the summoning of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, reminding that his party had repeatedly called for dissolving it.

Kataeb had “submitted a proposal for amending the military judiciary’s law and limiting its jurisdiction to servicemen, due to the selectivity that the military judiciary uses with civilians,” Gemayel added.

“The military judiciary has mostly been the repressive arm of police states that the Lebanese have resisted and triumphed over every time,” the Kataeb leader added.

“After what Hizbullah’s secretary-general said and the direct threat that his assistant Wafiq Safa addressed to Judge (Tarek) Bitar, and after the pictures and videos that the Lebanese saw, it will be difficult to convince any objective observer that what is happening anew through the military judiciary, including the summoning of LF leader Samir Geagea, is not actually a mere attempt to create a bargaining card to bury the probe into the Beirut port case,” Gemayel went on to say.

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Thumb i.report 26 October 2021, 14:43

Sami is spot on, they want to trade the Beirut probe for Geagea’s freedom. Filthy « military » court of injustice.

Thumb thepatriot 26 October 2021, 15:22

This Military court is repulsive.
First of all, they told us that the investigation was over. If it is over... why would they want to interrogate Geagea?
Secondly, why is he the only party leader to be summoned? Weren't Amal and Ebola the ones who started parading with their weapons? Who started shooting?
Thirdly... does geagea have a militia or was it dissolved in 1991?
Finally... what about 2008? Hezbollah killed 125 people. Why wasn't Nasrallah summoned?
This selective justice will have hash consequences. It is more than unacceptable.
People from all sects will refuse this. Be ready.