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August 30, 2005
Ya Libnan: 'Finally Lebanon Arrests Pro-Syrian Security Officials
Ya Libnan (O Lebanon), using its own sources and Reuters, reported August 30, 2005 that, "Jamil al-Sayyed, the Director-General of Lebanon's General Security Directorate, is widely considered to be the most powerful (Lebanese) political figure in Lebanon."
"Working in conjunction with the head of Syrian intelligence in Lebanon, Maj. Gen. Ghazi Kanaan, Sayyed is directly or indirectly responsible for most illegal arrests and "disappearances" that took place in the country," the publication said, adding. "Sayyed resigned one day before Syria ended its military presence in Lebanon in April [2005]." Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 30, 2005 07:28 AM
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