Blind people by burying the facts | Phalanges

Is there anyone who really wants “criminal scrutiny”?

A senior banker said in an interview with the Republic: “What the Hassan Diab government had insisted did not occur to anyone. He informed us of his opinion that the Banque du Liban and the Lebanese banks have betrayed trust and stolen state and Lebanese funds, and that it plans to establish five new banks with a capital of not less than 200 million Dollars on the rubble of the bankrupt banking sector as considered. This is reflected in the conditions of the banks, which began to reduce the number of its employees, between managers and employees, in collective exchange operations that will reach the limit of ending the services of 28,000 of them and throwing them out on the street. This in addition to ignoring the advice that was given that it is necessary to amend what prevents a true “criminal scrutiny” in a series of articles of the laws on money, credit and bank secrecy. The provisions of article 151 and articles 41 to 45 of the Foreign Exchange Law , prohibits the Governor of the Banque du Liban from giving the information that the criminal audit firm demands, and this is an issue that is not discussed. It has also become clear that bank secrecy does not belong to the governor of the Banque du Liban or to the bodies attached to it, but is a right of the contractors and the parties that benefit from its content, and if this confidentiality is violated, Those affected, individuals or institutions, can challenge the decisions of the governor and the auditing company and all those involved in any of this decision. Type”.

The great banker is not satisfied with these observations, but suggests what could be done if officials wanted to achieve the promised results of the forensic audit, going directly to the audit of the treasury accounts, including account number 36 in the Banque du Liban. It is an approved and successful process, which is not impeded by any law that hinders the identification and roles of looters of public funds, as well as donors, whether private or official or private institutions. Nothing prevents the prosecution of defendants, including ministers, high-level and influential employees, and private institutions dealing with public money anywhere, as long as they are shown to be involved in looting or donating public money.

With this background, the great banker does not see in everything that is happening except to obscure people by burying the facts and avoiding responsibility. He is certain, like the majority of Lebanese, that talking about criminal scrutiny is a great lie, which hides behind it great projects to get rid of the accusations directed at those who today have the decision to dissolve and join. Their highest aspirations are revenge, malicious and political agony that will enhance their survival and continuity in positions of power, even at the expense of Lebanon and the Lebanese.