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Several activists held a sit-in on the road leading to the UNESCO Palace in Beirut, where a plenary session of the House of Representatives was held, demanding criminal scrutiny and accountability from the Governor of the Banque du Liban and “corrupt” finance ministers.
The protesters’ demands were summarized in a speech delivered by the movement’s activist, Lula Houry, in which she said: “An application for the re-election of one of the specialized consultancies who presented cheaper offers than Álvarez and who has more experience than Álvarez in the field of forensic auditing and his offers are still present in the Ministry of Finance ”.
And he continued: “The request to the Commission for Consultation and Legislation to address an official letter to the Council of Ministers explaining the opinion issued by it, which considered that the disclosure of the accounts of the Ministry of Finance in the framework of the criminal investigation and within the exceptional circumstances that the country is going through are not part of the violation of bank secrecy, and the request for disclosure may be directed within the criminal investigation. To the Special Investigation Commission of the Banque du Liban, which has the authority.
He added: “The dismissal of the Governor of the Banque du Liban and the Minister of Finance and their criminalization on charges of collusion against the higher interests of the Lebanese State and the people, wasting public money and defrauding the State, after the approval and signing of a contract whose clauses can be circumvented, and the lack of implementation incurs financial and criminal burdens for the State and affects its credibility before the international community. The goal is clear: interrupt the reform process and financial aid.
He added: “Establishing a personal case of the Lebanese people against the Governor of the Banque du Liban and the finance ministers who colluded in the interests of the Lebanese people and looted their money and public money.”
And he said: “Regarding the bombing of the port of Beirut, Judge Sawan is one hundred days after the crime of the afternoon, killing 200 people, injuring 6000 and destroying half of Beirut. Here he is today washing his hands of the blood. of innocent people and throwing the ball on the court of the corrupt political system and looting the country and the criminal slaves against the people and the nation. ” .