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| Hariri: Street Action Conducted by Sides Seeking to Undermine the State |
| 2012-06-29 |
| [An Nahar] Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's liquidation. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too. slammed on Thursday the latest security instability in Leb, most notably the unrest in Beirut, saying that any action on the ground is aimed at "undermining the authority of the state." He said in a statement: "The street action was not conducted by undisciplined forces as some sides would lead the people to believe, but some powers are orchestrating the developments in order to create chaos, terrorize the people, and undermine the state's authority." "The state must assume its duties and control the security of the whole of Leb and the country's various vital facilities," he continued. "We reject any street action, regardless of its sectarian or political affiliations," he added. "Any action must take place within the authority of the law and within the Lebanese people's rights to express themselves through legitimate democratic action," explained Hariri. The state took a step in the right direction by ordering that political cover be lifted off the sides creating the unrest, stressing that "lifting security cover and armed protection of the sides blocking the roads is the real request," continued the former prime minister. He slammed the sides "creating chaos and organizing sit-ins in Beirut, Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of thich is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , Sidon and other regions." "Some sides are providing the security and logistic support for the powers that are creating chaos. These forces are known to all and this situation must stop," he stressed. "The recent developments in Beirut jeopardize peace and national stability," he noted. Interior Minister Marwan Charbel on Wednesday launched a one-month security plan aimed at restoring stability in Leb. "We hope that the one-month security plan will be implemented throughout the year," he added. The the first day of the plan however was marred by the blocking of the airport highway and attempts to cut other roads in the capital in protest at the arrest of Wissam Alaeddine, a member of the group that attacked al-Jadeed television's building on Monday. The day also witnessed rioting inside a Justice Palace courtroom in Baabda during the trials of 14 suspects transferred from the Roumieh prison. Meanwhile, ...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin... a personal dispute between members of the families of Jaafar and Dirani and Paleostinian elements erupted into gunfire on Wednesday in the Beirut southern suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh. The incident did not cause any casualties, the agency added. |
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