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In the light of ram after ram and crisis after crisis, Parliament meets today in a session dedicated to reciting and discussing President Michel Aoun’s message on criminal scrutiny. And if the audit request and message about it fall into the category of malice and revenge, not concern for public money, then the session is expected to be a game changer for the malicious proposal owners, with the requirement to audit. all state departments and institutions and public money accounts that are not limited to any bank secrecy in the first place, starting with the Ministry. Energía, which alone supports half of the country’s public debt, and the latest scandals were revealed by the tender administration this week.
By doing this, the parliamentary session is expected to be heated according to the information, and high-ceilinged words will be witnessed in light of the innuendo contained in the letter, the responsibilities it entails, and allegations that some forces are preventing this. scrutiny and pressuring Álvarez to terminate the contract with the Lebanese state. The session will be attended by all parliamentary blocs according to their various “electronic news” sources, and all are willing to vote, if necessary, to scrutinize all state departments and institutions. Direct.
Representative sources attributed to the electronic newspaper Al-Anbaa the termination of the contract regarding the criminal audit to the dispute that suddenly arose between the Minister of Justice in the interim government, Marie Claude Negm, and the head of the Finance and Budget Commission, the MP Ibrahim Kanaan, in the context of Kanaan’s claim that auditing the accounts of the Banque du Liban requires lifting of bank secrecy and requires a contract. A parliamentary session to amend the law, and Minister Najm’s opinion that there are parties behind that obstruct the investigation.
The sources indicated that the team accused of obstruction will be in today’s session among the most enthusiastic to carry out this investigation. The sources expected that the discussions would be very heated, and that the team that alleges adherence to the criminal investigation “will be the least enthusiastic”, and this will be demonstrated by the interventions of the deputies belonging to this team, especially since most of the blocs They emphasize the need for the investigation to include all ministries and public departments concerned about waste and corruption, especially the Ministry. Energy, not the BDL alone.
The member of the Block of the Future, Deputy Muhammad Al-Hajjar, confirmed to the electronic newspaper Al-Anbaa that “the Block of the Future is with financial audits in all state accounts”, and noted that “the martyr Prime Minister Rafic Hariri called in 2003 to financial audits in all ministries and public institutions, and repeated his request in 2005. And then His martyrdom The decision was made in the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to send a bill to parliament to carry out a financial audit from the Taif’s approval up to that point and unfortunately this project was not taken over.
Al-Hajjar added: “After that, we in the Future block requested the establishment of an investigation committee to audit all the accounts of the public administration, and unfortunately it was not taken into account either. Today we are with a financial investigation in all the ministries and departments, not only in the Banque du Liban, knowing that the French Central Bank company has been reviewing the accounts of the Bank of Lebanon for a long time. “
A member of the powerful Republican bloc, parliamentarian Anis Nassar, highlighted in an interview with the electronic newspaper Al-Anbaa that “the position of the Lebanese Forces is crystal clear, as they are with the criminal investigation in all state institutions, including municipalities.” , and said: “After the withdrawal of the Álvarez company, I will not talk about banking secrecy. As according to banking experts, there is no banking secrecy in state funds, but we are a parliamentary bloc and in order not to remove the fig paper, for What if the session goes from the response to a letter of help to a legislative one, we will present an accelerated and repeated bill so that there is no blocking of information, as Álvarez stated, and the demand for lifting. Covering everything in order to facilitate the task of criminal investigation in all state administrations ”.
In addition, yesterday the message sent by French President Emmanuel Macron to President Michel Aoun on the occasion of the Anniversary of Independence, and his announcement to hold a “virtual” conference to support and meet humanitarian needs in Lebanon in cooperation with the United Nations and friendly countries, then demanded that Aoun energetically invite all political forces to put their interests aside. Personal, sectarian and factionalism to achieve the supreme interest of Lebanon only and the interest of the Lebanese people.
MP Hajjar said in his statement to Al-Nabaa that Macron’s message is very clear, in terms of emphasizing his previous positions in support of Lebanon, or in terms of France’s continuing position with the Lebanese people.
Al-Hajjar noted that “Macron wanted to tell Aoun on his behalf and on behalf of the international community, if Lebanon could not help himself and go to form a government to achieve the required reforms, France and the international community could not help him. “. Al-Hajjar said: “France gives in this letter more evidence that he and the international community are helping Lebanon through the virtual conference to provide humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people and economic aid if what the Lebanese leaders promised against Macron in the Pinnubar Palace “.
Deputy Nassar, in turn, considered in his interview with Al-Anbaa that “Macron’s message confirms that France will not abandon Lebanon, as long as Lebanon helps itself and does what it promised to the French president in the Pine Palace “.
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