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Press release
Dispatch
UN investigators to join the Lebanese Army investigators in proceeding
in their interrogation of the Lebanese Army officers and soldiers under
arrest.
Washington, Cedars News, Feb 4th, 2008
Since
the Lebanese Army has proceeded in investigating the violent riots which
took place on 26 of January 2008 and the violence that ensued; and since
the Lebanese Army command has proceeded to put a number of officers and
soldiers under arrest in the process of investigation;
And in view of the fact that
the Terror aggressions have been taking place in Lebanon since the fall
of 2004 and have resulted in the assassination and killing of a number
of public figures and military personnel, and despite the fact that all
these investigations have not yielded results;
And in view of the fact that
the riots of (Al-Shiah/Mar Mikheil) and the subsequent incidents took
place at the vicinity of what is called “security squares” of Beirut’s
Southern Suburbs which are under the exclusive control of the
organization by the name Hezbollah;
And in view of the fact that
the armed network, outside the Lebanese Army and the UNIFIL which claim
the possession of weapons is Hezbollah’s militia;
And in view of the fact that
Hezbollah’s spokespersons have declared in the Lebanese, Arab and
international media that they represent the rioters politically;
Therefore, the Executive
Committee of the World Council of the Cedars Revolution (WCCR) formally
request from the Secretary General of the United Nations to proceed with
the following action, under his authority and the aegis of UNSCR 1559
1) To dispatch UN
investigators to join the Lebanese Army investigators in proceeding in
their interrogation of the Lebanese Army officers and soldiers under
arrest as well as any other person under arrest or investigation in the
same incidents.
2) To call for the
investigation and arrest of Hezbollah’s militia operatives in charge of
the geographic zone where the incidents took place. UN investigators
should question these operatives and compare their information with the
information revealed by the Lebanese officers.
3) In view of the fact
that Resolution UNSCR 1559 wasn’t implemented yet, and thus illegal
militias are still in control of activities including in the capital
Beirut, the UN investigators must inform the Secretary General of the
result of their investigations and forward the results obtained by the
Lebanese Army investigators. |
