Hariri for Arab Fact-Finding Mission into Syrian Claims
Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri on Monday urged the Arab League to form a fact-finding mission to look into Syrian allegations that his movement was financing the Fatah al-Islam terror network.
A statement released by Hariri”s press office recalled, however, that the Ain Alaq crime, blamed on Fatah al-Islam, is under the jurisdiction of the international commission probing the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri and related crimes.
Assigning an Arab League fact-finding commission to look into Fatah al-Islam crimes would "block attempts by the Syrian regime to blame Lebanon for spreading terror, which is a game that only the Syrian regime excels in," the statement said.
It accused Syrian President Bashar Assad”s regime of "trying desperately to stretch its hands to control Lebanon”s national sovereignty. We are confident that it would fail."