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The US sanctions that hit Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil brought up scenes of his deep disagreements with Antoine Haddad, the president’s adviser at the front.
The differences began to emerge in the media through the statements of Basil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, during a press conference he held to respond to the sanctions.
At the time, Bassil spoke about a “traitor” in the “movement” without naming him, vowing to hold him accountable, only to return and then appear like Antoine Haddad, who lives between Lebanon and the United States of America and has extensive relations in Washington , is the person Bassil was referring to.
For his part, Haddad, speaking to the media, launched an attack on Bassil, saying that “decisions in the Lebanese presidency are not taken without his approval.”
Haddad described Bassil as “corrupt” and “liar”, which required a response from the presidency, which announced in a statement that “the mission of the former Public Relations adviser to the President of the Republic Antoine Haddad ended in the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Republic on October 9, 2020 “.
The statement noted that “the contract with him (Haddad) was canceled and he was prevented from entering the Republican Palace, so he no longer has any of the files he spoke about in his statements to the media during the last two days. , and any other file related to the presidency. ”
For his part, the director general of the Lebanese Presidency Antoine Choucair said, in a statement, that “Haddad deliberately, during his time in office, and his use of the file of demarcation of the maritime border, to ask for unconstitutional and illegal questions” .
He added that “Haddad was pushing to follow it and insisting on it in contradiction to all the rules and regulations, which led me to suggest rejecting the violation of laws and the constitution, especially as the president’s directives and decisions were not consistent (in line) with what Haddad was asking in terms of illegal and unconstitutional issues. ”
Data also asked for a response from Haddad, who said he was reluctant to “go into the details of the accusations mentioned in the presidential statement,” noting that they were null and void against him.
Haddad called on those who described him as “the entourage that surrounds the president, to stop transforming the presidency into a puppet that they unconstitutionally manipulate,” considering that “it can be difficult to reform if they break it.”
This came after Basil accused Haddad of treason and stood behind sanctions, promising to hold him accountable, after which Haddad returned and announced that he would file a lawsuit against Bassil.
However, when differences escalated and Bassil’s electronic army launched an attack on Haddad, the latter decided to go to the media to clarify his approach to things.
Haddad said Bassil was the one who kept him away from the border demarcation delegation and influenced Aoun to stop signing decrees related to demarcation.
He also denied, in television interviews, his connection to the sanctions against Bassil, saying: “We made efforts to defend Basil for the sake of President Aoun, but everyone in the US administration who spoke about this issue assured us that he was a liar. and corrupt, based on the evidence they had. The accusations are proven. ”
