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Qabbani: Pressuring PM to Resign through Street Action is Forbidden
"Granting and withholding confidence from governments can only happen at parliament, in line with the constitution and democracy," the mufti added. The opposition March 14 forces have called on Prime Minister  Najib Miqati to resign, in the wake of the liquidation of Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan, chief of the Internal Security Forces' Intelligence Bureau in a massive car booming.Several people were maimed as security forces used tear gas on Sunday to repel demonstrators trying to storm the Grand Serail, the headquarters of the Lebanese government in downtown Beirut, amid calls for Prime Minister Najib Miqati to resign. Following the funeral nearby of slain Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan, chief of the Internal Security Forces' Intelligence Bureau, "young people headed towards the building in the city center, but security forces blocked them by firing into the air and using tear gas," a policeman on the scene told Agence La Belle France Presse. The group was estimated at a couple of hundred people. During funeral orations for slain Maj. Gen. al-Hasan and his bodyguard Chief Warrant Officer Ahmed Suhyooni, former premier Fouad Saniora called on Miqati to resign and stressed that the March 14 forces will not engage in dialogue before the government's departure. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-22 |
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