Judge issues warrant against Mahmoud Hayyek on charges of MP Harb's assassination attempt

Investigative Military Judge Fady Sawan issued an arrest warrant in absentia on Monday against suspect Mahmoud Hayyek on charges of the attempted assassination of MP Boutros Harb.              

An explosive device was found inside the elevator of MP Boutros Harb’s office building at Sami el-Solh Boulevard on Thursday July 5th, 2012. Security guards within the building suspected strange incomers and proceeded to arrest one of the men. The man was armed with a knife which injured the security guards along a Doctor who had been at the scene of the incident.       

Subsequently a four wheel drive arrived at the scene claiming to belong to a Military Intelligence patrol unit. The armed man was taken and delivered to the authorities.            

On February 1st 2013, the Government Commissioner to the Military Court, Judge Sakr Sakr filed a lawsuit against Mahmoud al-Hayek on charges of attempting to assassinate MP Harb at his office in Badaro in addition to other terrorist acts. The lawsuit was later referred to the First Military Investigative Judge.      

On the 4rth of February 2013, State Prosecutor Hatem Madi demanded that MP Boutros Harb’s political immunity be lifted for insulting judiciary and President Sleiman in the wake of the Government Commissioner’s decision.