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The media office of the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, indicated that “in her response to Bassil’s words, the US ambassador in Beirut gave evidence that there is no evidence of the accusations directed against the leader of the movement of involvement in corruption By declaring that the information on which it was based is not publishable, if this data is available and does not want to be published, Bassil requires at least that the US party in question hand it over to the competent Lebanese authorities.
The office reiterated, in a statement, that “the issue of corruption was not raised either close or far in the discussions that took place, neither in terms of its inclusion in the punishment nor with respect to the demands made by Washington to Rather, the discussions revolved around an understanding with Hezbollah. And the issues related to it, and Basil did not have to ask, blame or worry about the type of punishment. “
The office considered that “if US policy has so far failed to break the understanding between the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah despite all the pressure that Washington has exerted over the years and despite all the threats and intrigues, then the attempt to drive a wedge between them through a press release, He talks about “certain conditions” instead of talking about a comprehensive national dialogue track, which is a nice attempt, but it will definitely not succeed. “
Earlier, the US ambassador to Beirut, Dorothy Shea, responded to the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, “that she does not understand how the sanctions are going and she does not understand US policy,” as she put it.
He explained in a television statement that “the sanctions are against an individual, not against a party. The United States does not punish or” destroy “the Free Patriotic Movement, and Bassil indicated his desire to challenge the nomination in a United States court of law. States and that you can do so and proceed with the appropriate discovery process.!
