The March 14 forces on Wednesday called for referring the attempt on Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea’s life to the Judicial Council, noting that the government’s “sudden” decision to “stop providing security agencies with telecom data” represents “collusion with the criminals.”

“March 14 calls for referring the assassination attempt against Dr. Samir Geagea to the Judicial Council, given that it was part of attempts to undermine security, civil peace and stability in the country and to target the scheme of building the Lebanese state,” said a statement issued by the March 14 forces after a broad meeting held in Maarab in solidarity with Geagea.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat could be the second on the list of potential targets against Lebanese politicians following the assassination attempt on Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, a high-ranking March 14 source said Wednesday.

The source told al-Joumhouria daily that Jumblat is most at risk after Geagea following a decision to launch “a campaign of intimidation and physical elimination” against the politicians.

A competent judicial authority refused to provide the Internal Security Forces with the complete telecom data to continue their probe into the assassination attempt on Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.

An Nahar newspaper said that the judicial authority which is tasked with assessing the possibility of providing the security forces with the telecom data includes Head of the Audit Bureau Judge Aouni Ramadan, Head of the Shura Council Shukri Sader and first president of the Court of Cassation Judge Hatem Madi.

The Mustaqbal bloc condemned on Tuesday that murder of al-Jadeed cameraman Ali Shaaban on Monday, calling on the government to summon the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali over the incident.

It said after its weekly meeting: “The government’s leniency over Syria’s violations against Lebanon have led to a number of deaths along the border.”

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun condemned on Tuesday the murder of al-Jadeed television cameraman Ali Shabaan while on duty near the Syrian border on Monday.

He said after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “We hope the truth behind the incident will be revealed.”

Investigators probing Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea’s assassination attempt have found new leads after residents of the town of Maarab informed them that several suspicious people had try to rent an apartment in the area last summer.

A security source told al-Mustaqbal daily published Tuesday the suspicious people, who hail from Maarab, sought to rent a house at the end of last summer but the suspects escaped when the residents informed security officials at Geagea’s residence about them.

A large-scale meeting of the opposition March 14 forces is scheduled to be held in the residence of Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea in Maarab on Wednesday in a show of support after his escape from an assassination attempt last week.

The March 14 general-secretariat has invited around 200 personalities, including party leaders, lawmakers and former ministers to participate in the meeting in Maarab at 5:00 pm, An Nahar daily said.

President Michel Suleiman credited on Sunday the Taif Accord for establishing the current political balance in Lebanon.

He said before reporters: “We live in a democratic country and we hope that we will not return to the 1960 parliamentary electoral law.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Saturday that the failed assassination attempt against him will not intimidate the party, announced the LF in a statement on Sunday.

He said: “The criminals must be assured that their attempt will not affect our determination.”

The security situation in Lebanon is “fragile” and any security incident may lead to internal unrest, reported Al-Seyassah Kuwaiti newspaper on Sunday.

A centrist ministerial source told the daily: “Unrest will erupt in more than one region, especially in areas of mixed political presence in order to avoid blame being directed against a certain camp.”