Kerry Memeras Otorita Ramallah
Menteri
Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat, John Kerry mengancam akan menghentikan
bantuan finansial kepada Otorita Ramallah jika perundingan damai dengan
rezim Zionis gagal. Melalui cara tersebut, Kerry ingin memaksa
Pemimpin Otorita Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas untuk memberikan konsesi lebih
banyak kepada rezim Zionis Israel.
Alalam (10/1)
melaporkan, anggota komite eksekutif Organisasi Pembebasan Palestina
dalam konferensi persnya di Ramallah, Taisir Khaled mengatakan, "John
Kerry mengatakan bahwa Washington akan menghentikan bantuan finansialnya
jika perundingan damai gagal atau tidak tercapai kesepakatan interim."
Tidak hanya itu, Kerry juga mengancam tidak akan memberikan jaminan
kepada Otorita Ramallah untuk mencegah perluasan pembangunan permukiman
Zionis di wilayah Palestina.
Pejabat Ramallah ini juga
menilai pernyataan Kerry itu merupakan dukungan nyata terhadap rezim
Zionis Israel dan merupakan bentuk pemerasan politik.
Menurutnya, ini tidak dapat diterima dan Palestina tidak bisa ditekan
dalam upayanya untuk menggapai hak-hak legalnya, dan bahwa Palestina
tidak akan mengabaikan hak-haknya.(IRIB Indonesia/MZ)
Suspicions Surround Majed’s Postmortem Exam
Lebanese
security forces inspect the scene of a huge car bomb explosion that
rocked central Beirut on December 27, 2013. (Photo: AFP / STR)
Why were both the Lebanese judiciary and the army content
with only one coroner examining the corpse of Majed al-Majed, emir of
the Abdullah Azzam Brigades? Why didn’t his home country, Saudi Arabia,
or his family request an autopsy? These were some of the questions asked
by doctors familiar with forensic medicine in Lebanon.
“In controversial cases that don’t even amount to the importance of
Majed’s, a medical committee of forensic doctors is usually formed to
avoid any possible medical mistakes and to insure more transparency,”
one doctor explained.
Interestingly, the doctor who examined Majed’s body made “a serious
medical mistake” about a year ago. In his autopsy report of prisoner
Ghassan al-Qandaqli, he attributed the death to “natural causes,” with
“no signs of torture detected.”
However, the case caused a big stir and Qandaqli’s body was
re-examined by other coroners, who concluded that the Roumieh prisoner
was “killed by asphyxiation” and his body possessed “bruises and clear
signs of torture.” The killers were prisoners belonging to Fatah
al-Islam.
Doctors
don’t deny that human errors are possible, hence “the need to form a
medical committee to examine Majed’s body.” Meanwhile, forensic medicine
circles wonder why security forces are relying on a single doctor to
investigate the incident, especially since “he is not the most qualified
medical examiner, and there are many other coroners accredited by the
Justice Ministry.”
One medical examiner recalled an incident 10 years ago when Ismail
al-Khatib from Majdel Anjar, accused of forming a terrorist cell
targeting Beirut, died in custody. “Back then, a medical committee of
three doctors was formed to examine his body,” he said.
“Why did one doctor examine Majed’s body, even though he was involved
in a critical national security issue?” asked the doctor. “Autopsy is
crucial to examine the gallbladder and to conduct toxicology analysis in
order to detect, for example, the presence of arsenic in the system.
Also, it is necessary to have blood and urine tests.”
Lebanon’s Caretaker Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi said the state
prosecutor “assigned a medical examiner to follow up on the Majed case
since finding out about his deteriorating health. The doctor made a
report documenting Majed’s stay at the army hospital from the day he
entered, until his death.” According to Qortbawi, “The report stated
that Majed died of natural causes due to kidney failure and a viral
infection, also Majed entered a coma two hours before his death.”
Acting state prosecutor Samir Hamoud told Al-Akhbar there was
no need for an autopsy since everything in the medical report was clear
and undisputed. If the Majed family asks for an autopsy, or there is a
real need for it, “we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”
Hammoud added, “The medical report was written after conducting all
necessary tests and medical imaging. It revealed that Majed suffered
from acute inflammation in the lungs, a kidney failure, a reduction in
blood platelets, and hypotension, which eventually led to his death.”
He also said army investigators “couldn’t interrogate Majed, as he
had been in a coma all along, and all media leaks in this regard are
incorrect.”
“In any case, we have absolute confidence in our security forces, and we don’t accept to question them,” said Hammoud.
However, Qortbawi and Hammoud’s stories contradict each other. While
the minister said Majed entered a coma “two hours before his death,” the
state prosecutor revealed “he had been in a coma upon arrest.”
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.
Lebanon to return body of Saudi jihadist who died in custody
A Lebanese judicial official on Friday ordered the body of a Saudi
suspected of leading an al-Qaeda-linked group handed to the Saudi
embassy, a week after his death in custody.
"The body of Majed al-Majed will be handed to the embassy of Saudi
Arabia, and will then be repatriated," prosecutor Samir Hammoud, who
ordered the handover, told AFP.
Majed was the suspected head of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which
claimed responsibility for a November attack on the Iranian embassy in
Beirut that killed 25 people.
He died last week, days after his detention by the Lebanese military.
A judicial source told AFP on condition of anonymity that Majed
suffered from kidney disease and was in poor health when he was
detained.
The Iranian embassy in Beirut requested access to Lebanon's investigation into the double suicide bombing.
In 2009, Lebanon handed Majed a life sentence in absentia after
convicting him of membership of another al-Qaeda-inspired group, Fatah
al-Islam.
(AFP)
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