Two Syrian security officers also were charged . Brig . Gen. al-Hassan was a top intelligence official in Lebanon . Aligned with an anti-Hezbollah , anti-Syrian faction , he led many probes into assassinations . Fellow anti-Syrian saw him as an icon , while he was despised by others . A scholar linked to the opposition calls Wissam al-Hassan a `` master '' who will be difficult to replace .
Brig . Gen. al-Hassan was a top intelligence official in Lebanon . Aligned with an anti-Hezbollah , anti-Syrian faction , he led many probes into assassinations . Fellow anti-Syrian saw him as an icon , while he was despised by others . A scholar linked to the opposition calls Wissam al-Hassan a `` master '' who will be difficult to replace .