Geagea Says General”s Release Boosts March 14 “Credibility”
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said on Friday, the March 14 Forces stands to benefit from the release of four generals jailed since 2005 in connection with the assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri.
The generals were freed Wednesday after the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ordered their release on grounds there was insufficient evidence to indict them for Hariri”s murder.
The generals” release "is a positive move that can benefit March 14 Forces and its political agenda. It demonstrates the forces” credibility, countering (the image) that some media outlets have been promoting," Geagea told reporters.
Geagea criticized his political rivals in March 8 for "using" the court”s decision "to boost their standing in the elections."
"Past attempts by March 8 to hinder the tribunal”s creation are a clear indication that this party seeks only political and electoral gains," Geagea said.
He defended the Lebanese judiciary after the minority accused it of being "politicized."
"The Lebanese generals were jailed under the orders of Detlev Mehlis, not the Lebanese judiciary," Geagea said, referring to the former head of the U.N. commission investigating Hariri”s assassination.