BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader MP Michel Aoun defended Sunday former General Fayez Karam, a senior FPM official, who has been detained on suspicion of spying for Israel, saying that Karam is not guilty of collaboration with the enemy.
Karam, 62, a retired Lebanese Army general, was arrested by the Internal Security Forces’ Information Branch in August on suspicion of spying for Israel.
Addressing FPM members in the northern city of Zghorta Sunday, Aoun reiterated that Karam’s arrest was politically motivated and was part of the authorities’ campaign against the FPM.
“General Karam did not sell information [to Israel], nor did he harm the country’s security. He is not guilty,” Aoun said. He added that Karam did not steal state funds or treasury bonds, nor did he serve as “a false witness” in connection with the UN probe into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Aoun said that he was waiting for the judiciary to issue its verdict in Karam’s case, promising to reveal details of the investigation with Karam.
“If he [Karam] is found to be guilty, we will accept the verdict. If he is not found to be guilty, we will not accept this [Karam’s detention] because he is not guilty,” Aoun said. – The Daily Star
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