Jamil Sayyed Thanks UN Researcher for Comments

Thursday, March 13, 2008
BEIRUT: The former director of General Security, Major General Jamil Sayyed, expressed gratitude on Wednesday to a UN-affiliated expert for saying that some have tried to affect the investigation into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with fake eyewitnesses. "Those who encouraged these false witnesses will be put on trial along with them, irrespective of their ranks or positions," independent UN researcher Leila Zerroughi said. Sayyed has been in detention, along with three other high-level officers, for suspicion of involvement in Hariri's assassination. "This statement comes after reports were submitted to the UN that General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza and Investigating Magistrate Saqr Saqr did not arrest or press charges against fake eyewitnesses," Sayyed said in a statement through his lawyer, Akram Azouri.