The patriotism of Milad
Kfouri, who reportedly provided the Internal Security Forces Intelligence
Branch with convicting evidence in ex-minister Michel Samaha’s case, prompted
him to reveal the terrorist plot targeting the nation, a security source told
An Nahar newspaper on Monday.
“Kfouri asked for
protection and we provided him with it after the general prosecutor’s approval,”
the source said.
It noted that everything
that was carried out by the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau
regarding the case was under the auspices of the general prosecution.
“We are committed by the
law to provide Kfouri with complete protection, we should reward him for his
national act in exposing and thwarting the terrorist plot,” it added.
Asked about the raid
carried out by the Intelligence Bureau to detain Samaha, the source said: “We
were dealing with a terrorist case. We had to benefit from the element of
surprise just like all the countries do to halt the criminal or suspect from
shooting at the security forces, escaping, and committing suicide or even
hiding evidence.”
“The nation is above
all, we should stop wasting time in the details,” the sources added.
Kfouri, who has several
aliases, is reportedly the main figure in the case.
Samaha was arrested on
Thursday and has supposedly confessed to plotting bombings in the North at the
behest of chief of Syrian National Security Bureau Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk.
Over the weekend,
Government Deputy Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Sami Sader charged
Samaha and Mamlouk and a Syrian brigadier general, who was identified as Brig.
Gen. Adnan, with plotting to assassinate political and religious figures in the
country and planning terrorist attacks.
The three were also charged
with planning to spur sectarian fighting through planning to carry out
terrorist attacks with explosives that were transported by Samaha to Lebanon.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/49851
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