Syria's ambassador to Beirut Ali Abdul Karim Ali urged Lebanese authorities on Thursday to take legal action following allegations a deputy was funding and arming protesters in Syria. He "requested Lebanon's authorities and judiciary take action ... in order to preserve brotherly ties between the two countries".In an interview with Al-Intiqad website, Ali said that the confessions made by the terrorist cell and broadcast by Syrian state TV, in which it appeared that Future party MP Jamal Jarrah was involved, require that Lebanon’s authorities take action to preserve the special ties between Lebanon and Syria.
The Syrian ambassador said there was no need for new contacts between Syrian authorities and Lebanese justice and said that what was broadcast is enough for the Lebanese sides to automatically take action and assume responsibility.
He also said that the mentioned confessions were only the beginning and therefore, were not everything. “The interventions in the Syrian affairs in Lebanon were obvious,” he said. “The responsibility of the Lebanese justice is stipulated by the accords and agreements signed by the two countries,” he added. “Concerned Lebanese authorities must take the initiative and act.”
He concluded that the meddling in Syrian affairs by some Lebanese sides is very dangerous and contradicts with the Taef agreement and the brotherhood ties between Lebanon and Syria.
Ali's comments came a day after Syrian state-run television aired "testimonies" of three people saying they had received funds and weapons from the Lebanese lawmaker to fuel a wave of protests against the ruling Baath regime.
Anas al-Kanj, who presented himself as the head of the "armed terrorist group," said on camera that he received money and arms from MP Jamal al-Jarrah through an intermediary, Ahmed al-Uda.
Uda also appeared in a pre-recorded segment, identifying himself as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned in Syria.
Ali confirmed to AFP that agreements signed between Lebanon and Syria dictated that the judiciary should automatically take action in the case. However, he stopped short of openly accusing Jarrah of inciting dissent in Syria.
Jarrah, a member of Caretaker Prime Minsiter Saad Hariri's Future party, has denied the allegations. "We have neither the desire nor the capacity or means to interfere in Syrian affairs. I neither know Ahmed al-Uda nor have any ties to him," he said.
Syrian ambassador in Beirut: "The confessions broadcast, are just a beginning..."
Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali told Alintiqad website on Thursday that the confessions of Syrian infiltrators are enough for the Lebanese judiciary to take the lead and act on its won... "The confessions broadcast, are just a beginning," he concluded.
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