Jamil al-Sayyed lashes out at UN chief in letter
General Jamil al-Sayyed published a letter on Thursday criticizing UN chief Ban Ki-moon, saying Ban should have acted on a Syrian request to open a probe into fraud and other violations committed by former Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission Detlev Mehlis.
Syria alleged Mehlis and his assistant plotted to falsely accuse Syria and four Lebanese generals – including Sayyed – of complicity in former Premier Rafik Hariri’s assassination. Ban must reconsider his stance if the International Tribunal wishes to remain credible, Sayyed added. Sayyed and three other generals – former security chiefs in Lebanon – were released this spring after years of incarceration in connection with suspicion of involvement in Hariri’s killing.