Berri: All Spies Should be Punished, Judiciary to Assume Its Duties

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Speaker Nabih Berri called for punishing all Lebanese who have collaborated with the "Israeli" Mossad and urged the judiciary to assume its duties in this regard.

"As long as the issue of spy networks has reached the point of threatening Lebanon, all spies should be punished," Berri told An Nahar daily in remarks published Monday.
Saying that spies do not belong to a single sect, the speaker urged judicial authorities to carry out their role.

On another note, Berri also welcomed President Michel Suleiman's visit to the south and inspection of troops stationed in Odeisseh on Saturday. The speaker lauded the army commander, Gen. Jean Qahwaji, who is "carrying out his obligations."

Asked about reports that members of the Congress are calling for an end to U.S. military assistance to Lebanon, Berri said: "It seems that they want to turn the arms to the interior and not against "Israel" so that the Lebanese fight each other."

An Nahar said that the speaker ordered ministers of his Development and Liberation bloc to call in the next cabinet session for the implementation of all judicial rulings against spies.