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Beirut: “The Gulf”, agencies
The protests in Lebanon were renewed, yesterday Thursday, for the fourth day in a row, due to the deterioration of economic and living conditions, and thousands of protesters concentrated in the center of the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, after nightly clashes between protesters and security forces. , in which one of the protesters was killed and hundreds injured, amid warnings of political exploitation by the street movement demanding a livelihood, while the Lebanese judiciary accused the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, of the crime of dishonesty in managing the subsidized dollar, while the head of the provisional government, Hassan Diab, called for a definitive end to the Israeli violations that pose a threat not only to the south; It is about peace and security in the region and a violation of UN Resolution 1701.
Strong deployment of the army
Tripoli street moved again yesterday afternoon, after the funeral of the 30-year-old Omar Tayba, who died at the Al-Nini Hospital in Tripoli from his injury during the clashes the night before last, and protesters blocked the road in Plaza Al-Nour and they threw stones at the Serail of Tripoli, at a time when several of the protesters made their way to the houses of the parliamentarians in the city, especially the house of the parliamentarian Faisal Karami, amid a heavy deployment of army personnel that prevented them from entering. There were riots, broken surveillance cameras, littering and burning of tires in front of the entrance to the building where MP Samir al-Jisr lives, as well as in front of the house of MP Muhammad Kabbara, and at the entrance to the home of former MP Ahmed Fatfat.
Solidarity with Tripoli
And coinciding with the start of the fourth night of the protests, the “Future Movement” led by the Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, said in a statement: “There is information that confirms the existence of a suspicious matter that brings back memories of the stages of security chaos and armed clashes that were taking place on demand in Tripoli. “
In other areas, protesters disrupted traffic on the Bar Elias highway at the Al-Marj junction in the central Bekaa (Chtoura road – Al Masnaa border point into Syria) in solidarity with Tripoli. The Lebanese Communist Party called a sit-in in front of the government palace in central Beirut, at a time when the Lebanese Red Cross confirmed that the total number of wounded reached 226 in Tripoli, 66 of whom were hospitalized.
Political exploitation
In this context, groups of the “October 17 Revolution” issued a statement confirming the legitimacy of the action in Tripoli and any region of Lebanon, referring to the tranquility of the revolution and the legitimacy of the people’s anger. The statement condemned the exploitation of the movement and the intrusion of saboteurs and instigators to provoke disturbances, considering that a complete closure without ensuring what is required of the thousands of families that ensure their strength in their daily work, who left prey to hunger that is . no less dangerous than the Corona epidemic, it is like a time bomb.
Israeli rapes
On the other hand, the prosecutor of Mount Lebanon, judge Ghada Aoun, accused the governor of the Central Bank, Riad Salameh, for the crime of dishonesty in the handling of the subsidized dollar and Maya Dabbagh, head of the Banking Control Commission, for the crime of labor negligence. He also charged the owner of the company importing foreign dollars and a cashier with the crime of violating an administrative decision and forwarded them with the file to the first investigating judge in Mount Lebanon, Judge Nicolas Mansour, for questioning.
In addition, President Diab raised with the commander of the “UNIFIL” force in Lebanon, General Stefano Del Col, and the head of the force’s political affairs department, Niraj Singh, during their meeting yesterday, the issue of repeated Israeli violations of the Lebanese. sovereignty, as well as Israeli provocative actions, and demanded an end to these actions, which pose a threat not only to the south; It is about peace and security in the region and a violation of Resolution 1701.
Syrian businessman denies connection to chemicals from Beirut port explosion
Yesterday, Syrian businessman George Haswani denied having ties to the explosion that occurred last year in the port of Beirut, which killed about 200 people in the Lebanese capital, and told Reuters he knew nothing of a company related to the purchase. . of the chemical cargo that exploded.
Haswani’s name was mentioned in reports by Reuters and other outlets this month, after it was revealed that the Haswani-owned engineering and construction company (HESCO) maintained its business register at the same London address as the company ( Safaru) Ltd. The Mozambique-based company that requested the shipment of chemicals used in the manufacture of fertilizers said it had requested shipment through the company (SAFARO).
In an interview with Reuters at his home in Damascus, Haswani said that he had turned to the Cypriot company (Interstatus) to register his company, which is the same agent that also registered the company (Safaru), and that the agent company moved the site registration of the two companies at the same address on the same day. However, Haswani said he knows nothing about (Safaru), and that any connection between him and his company is just a coincidence, because the two companies used the same agent.
(Reuters)
