Seif treatment raises question about legitimacy of legislative establishment

The London based al-Hayat daily issued on Tuesday said that member of the Syrian parliament Riyadh Seif has decided to convert the " national dialogue forum" he holds every week at his house into a " guest house' in the framework of adapting to the conditions set by the " political security in the country" for holding any forum and the decision taken by the speaker of the Syrian parliament Abdul Qader Qaddoura to bring Seif before the Attorney general for investigation.

On Tuesday al-Hayat quoted Seif as saying that he attended a parliamentary session on Sunday evening and that Qaddoura informed him that the minister of justice Nabil al-Khatib asked from the Attorney general to file a case against him at a charge of violating the constitution and that the speaker of parliament gave the permission on that but under the condition that Seif not to be arrested and any measures to be taken against him without the consent of the parliament.

The paper added, according to Seif that these forums were great expectations and not giving up the decision of freezing it is considered a setback and that bringing him to the court is considered also a setback at the internal and external levels and raise question on the country's legislative establishment.