For the judiciary to play its role and end the exploitation of this individual incident

The Syrian Foreign Ministry stated that Damascus “followed with interest the unfortunate incident in the city of Bcharre, which claimed the life of a Lebanese citizen,” and called on “the competent judiciary to play its role in full transparency to uncover all aspects of this issue and stop the incitement and racist language and exploitation of this individual incident. “

The official Syrian news agency “SANA” quoted a source from the Syrian Foreign Ministry as saying: “The Syrian Arab Republic has followed with interest the unfortunate incident in the Lebanese city of Bushra, which claimed the life of a Lebanese citizen. , and offers his condolences to the family of the deceased. ” The source added: “The Syrian Arab Republic calls on the competent judiciary to play its role in full transparency to uncover all aspects of this problem and put an end to the incitement and racist language and exploitation of this individual incident.”

He continued: “The Syrian Arab Republic, while highly appreciative of the voices raised in Lebanon against the political exploitation of this incident, calls on the government and the Lebanese authorities concerned to prevent any exploitation of this incident to abuse Syrian refugees and to comply with their duty to protect Syrian citizens in Lebanon. ” He noted that “the Syrian Arab Republic renews the call to Syrian citizens who were forced by the unjust conditions of the war to leave the country to return to their homeland and live in it with dignity and security. It will provide all facilities for this. He will return and will do everything in his power to ensure the needs of his dignified life. ” Last Tuesday, the village of Bcharre witnessed a murder, in which the son of the young village, Joseph Touq, was killed by a Syrian citizen, a resident of the village. The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces stated that one of the patrols of the Information Division in the security forces managed to arrest the perpetrator who confessed to having shot and killed the victim, as a consequence of an immediate dispute between them, and that she had been in a previous dispute with him for about a year, according to his statements.