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LF to issue petition
for release of imprisoned
leader
March 10, 2003
Officials from the banned
Lebanese Forces are preparing
a “national consensus”
petition asking for the
release of imprisoned
leader Samir Geagea.
An official with the LF
told The Daily Star that
the group was seeking
to take advantage of the
positive atmosphere directed
toward the Christian community
in the wake of the Maronite
church’s stance
on preparations for a
war against Iraq and the
Syrian regime.
The official said that
the LF would direct its
petition-signing campaign
at all of the country’s
sects, stressing the “national
consensus” nature
of the effort and the
banned group’s support
for the Taif Accord.
The official said that
the effort was being staged
in the run-up to April
21, the ninth anniversary
of Geagea’s imprisonment
on charges of masterminding
a bombing of a church
in Zouk Mikail.
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