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Lebanon's House Speaker Berri: We are concerned with preserving democracy
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Leb's Speaker of Parliament Nabih KnobbyBerri  Speaker of the Lebanese parliament, a member of AMAL, a not very subtle Hizbullah sock puppet...claimed on Thursday to be concerned with preserving democracy and criticized the "dictatorship" of the streets in an appearance on al-Manar TV. "Dictatorship should not be practiced on the streets or in institutions," said Berri, who claimed that "we" are concerned with the preservation of democracy. "There is no room for leisure and we are surprised that the resigning government is not fulfilling its duties," he added. Berri made the comments to al-Manar TV, which is affiliated with Iran-backed Hezbollah, amid ongoing protests in Leb. Berri, who leads the Shia political party Amal, has previously criticized the protests and men waving Amal flags have joined Hezbollah supporters in attacking protesters on several occasions. Related: Nabih Berri: 2019-10-20 Tensions increase in Lebanese city as protesters clash with Harakat Amal supporters Nabih Berri: 2019-09-22 Greek police arrest suspect in aircraft hijacking Nabih Berri: 2019-08-08 US, UK warn against escalating sectarianism in Lebanon Related: Al-Manar: 2019-10-29 Lebanese army arrests several protesters in Sidon as roadblocks continue Al-Manar: 2019-07-13 Hezbollah reduced its forces in Syria, says Nasrallah Al-Manar: 2019-06-01 Islamic Jihad chief says Gaza groups can fire 1,000 rockets a day at Israel Related: Hezbollah: 2019-11-26 Clashes, guns in the night in Lebanon Hezbollah: 2019-11-26 Ilhan Omar 'Qatari Asset,' Florida Court hears Hezbollah: 2019-11-25 Trump administration is withholding $105 million in security aid to Lebanon Related: Amal : 2019-11-26 Clashes, guns in the night in Lebanon Amal : 2019-11-12 Hezbollah says its 'arms won't be twisted' as crisis deepens Amal : 2019-11-10 Students in Tyre Join Pupils Demos for First Time Posted by: Fred 2019-11-28 |
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