Al-Joumhouria newspaper
published on Monday the transcript of confessions of the informer in the case
of ex-Minister Michel Samaha.
According to the daily
the informer headed to the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch in
July, saying that he has obtained “very dangerous information he would like to
make.”
ISF Intelligence Branch
head Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan questioned the informer who confessed to having
a close relation with Samaha, who told him to meet him at his residence in the
northern Metn town of Jwar al-Khensahara.
The report said that
Samaha asked the informer to do a favor for head of the Syrian National
Security Bureau Ali al-Mamlouk.
The informer confessed
that he was demanded to carry out bombings in the northern province of Akkar at
the behest of Mamlouk, pointing out that the latter was ready to provide him
with all the necessary logistic and financial requirements.
Media reports said that
the man behind reporting Samaha was Milad Kfouri, who also used several
aliases.
Samaha and Mamlouk were
charged earlier this month with plotting to target Lebanon as Samaha was
accused of possessing and transporting several explosive devices from Syria.
The informer told Samaha
that he will consider his proposal, however, he decided to head to the ISF
intelligence branch and inform them about the plot targeting Lebanon.
According to the
transcript of confessions, the informer said that another meeting was scheduled
to be held with Samaha on July 21 in his residence in Ashrafiyeh.
The informer was
equipped with a secret camera and recording machine to document the meeting.
The two also held meetings on August 1 and 7, where they decided on their
targets.
The daily noted that all
the meetings between the informer and Samaha were recorded and documented.
Samaha told the informer
that only four people know about the plot “the president, Ali, me and you.”
Al-Joumhouria published the
complete dialogue that the informer and Samaha held during their consecutive
meetings.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/51398
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