Bellemare Promises to Reach Syrian Masterminds!

Another scandal in relation with the Special Tribunal of Lebanon charged with investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was uncovered on Thursday, providing further evidence of the political aspect of the tribunal.

Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted an informed French source as saying that the STL Prosecuto Daniel Bellemare has held talks with French officials in Paris several weeks ago asking for more cooperation by French security agencies.

He reportedly promised them to reach the "Syrian masterminds" of the February 2005 killing of Hariri in return for more information by the agencies on the bombing attack on Beirut's seafront.

The source said that Paris was on the verge of announcing an end to its relations with the Assad regime which had witnessed major improvement in the past months.

Accusing the regime of involvement in the murder would put more pressure on President Bashar Assad and isolate him, the source told As-Safir.

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