Michel Samaha was due to face a military court on Friday but the judge, Brigadier General Khalil Ibrahim, postponed the hearing because the ex-minister's alleged co-conspirator, Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk, was absent. We had handed the arrest warrant to Libanpost (Leba**n's postal service) but the company told us they could **t deliver the letter because of the situation in Syria," the source said. Mamluk -- one of Syria's most senior security officials -- is believed to be in Syria. The two face charges of "transporting explosives from Syria to Leba**n in an attempt to assassinate Lebanese political and religious leaders".
06-01-2014, 11:00 PM
Leba**n court delays trial of ex-minister bomb plot suspect
Michel Samaha was due to face a military court on Friday but the judge, Brigadier General Khalil Ibrahim, postponed the hearing because the ex-minister's alleged co-conspirator, Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk, was absent. We had handed the arrest warrant to Libanpost (Leba**n's postal service) but the company told us they could **t deliver the letter because of the situation in Syria," the source said. Mamluk -- one of Syria's most senior security officials -- is believed to be in Syria. The two face charges of "transporting explosives from Syria to Leba**n in an attempt to assassinate Lebanese political and religious leaders".
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