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Former Lebanese Foreign Minister and leader of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, Gebran Bassil
The press office of the head of the “Free Patriotic Movement”, former Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, confirmed that the news that he sent a letter to the Americans requesting the lifting of sanctions against him is unfounded.
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The office indicated that the issue of sanctions is still being studied with a team of specialists.
“Some media circulated news, citing sources, that the leader of the movement, Gebran Bassil, sent a message to the Americans requesting the lifting of sanctions against him,” the statement said.
The statement adds: “The media office is interested in confirming that the news is false, and that on the subject of sanctions, it is still studying with a team of specialists the administrative, legal and political means that should be taken to show the veracity. of these sanctions, while it has not yet taken any action. “
Previously, the US Treasury Department imposed financial sanctions on Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil, for accusing him of “corruption and misuse of public funds.”
The US Treasury decided to freeze all of Basil’s assets in the United States and asked Lebanese banks that transact in US dollars to freeze all of their assets in Lebanon.
Source: LBC
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