Jumblatt: The port investigation may affect those closest to some of the officials … We are still on the horizon blocked by the government file

The president of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, stressed that “in light of the economic disasters and calamities, we could have started to address if a government had been formed, or if a government had been allowed to form a minimum level of integrity and specialists “. He noted that “this was the demand of French President Emmanuel Macron after the catastrophe of August 4, and at that time all the political forces responded with it, on the surface, in practice, we are still at the moment in a dead end. , for a simple reason of the political forces. And as he said: “We are among the political forces.” He asked: How much influence do we have over other central powers? How much influence do we have in the Free Patriotic Movement, Hezbollah, Saad Hariri and the Movement Future? Nothing.

And he considered: “We were trapped in the small sectarian circle, and they told us:” Please come to the ministries of foreign affairs and agriculture. “

In an interview with the electronic newspaper Al-Anbaa, Jumblatt affirmed that it is positive so far, “because there is still hope that France, with what it has, can open the doors, in case an acceptable government is formed, to negotiate with the World Bank and international institutions to start the reform process ”.

In response to a question about who has the responsibility for not solving the government file, Jumblatt said: “Locally, I hold these political forces (Aoun, Hariri and Hezbollah) accountable, and we do not forget that the Free Patriotic Movement is a important group, and Hariri has made mistakes that he wants to impose on him. Michel Aoun has certain names, as there is a disagreement about the names on the surface, just as there is a disagreement about the ministries, since Hariri basically thought that forming a ministry was an easy matter, and he also thought of bringing in specialists, but a specialist and unfamiliar with politics is not an easy matter in Lebanon. It could be a specialist in France. And other countries, but in Lebanon you want a specialist who is capable of imposing his political opinion ”.

He asked: In the Ministry of Energy, can we deploy a specialist without clearing the ministry of the Gibran Bassil deposits and whoever came after him in connection with the fuel offers and the Turkish ship offers? We want someone who knows how to impose himself, and the same goes for justice and the interior, since Hariri thought he could distance Gibran from Michel Aoun, but this theory is impossible ”.

Jumblatt said: “The central force in Lebanon, that is, Iran represented by Hezbollah, is waiting for the new president-elect, Joe Biden, to be received by Iran to negotiate with him, on the Lebanese record, missiles, Iraq, Syria, Yemen. And he considered that “they feel comfortable in their time, and in the meantime, we see how they benefit From the vacuum in Lebanon,” speaking “of those who install ATMs in their regions, who managed to withdraw an amount of up to $ 5,000 in cash , and the average Lebanese citizen goes to the banks and “slices” and can only withdraw a very small amount in the Lebanese currency and after wasta, but we see them comfortable They are waiting to negotiate, and here we ask ourselves the question, do they affect the sanctions?

When asked if the Progressive Socialist Party appears only in the confrontation in the country, Jumblatt said: “From time to time, some timid voices come out and the party seems lonely in the confrontation. Through the parliamentarians Hadi Abu Al-Hassan and Bilal Abdullah, we raised the file on the rationalization, and only a few representatives knew us. From the parliament and then the file disappeared. We talk about the electricity record, and the scandals continue. We went to the prosecutor’s offices, but the judiciary is not independent. We are trying and will follow up if another audience joins us, but so far I don’t see that. “

Jumblatt said: “The formation of the government may be the beginning of the reform and reconstruction of the port and the return to normal life, but this will take a long time, but if we remain in this stalemate imposed by internal forces with external forces, then the Old Lebanon is over, with its curative, cultural, educational and cultural mission, because the elite of the people. ” You will go, you will not stay, and we see them migrate. “

Regarding the proposals for a new constitution, Jumblatt asked: “Is this a priority? Even if there is a sect or what remains of it, I think the basic issues to focus on are life issues, reform, the government, the modest program that we agreed with the French, and let’s start with a small point, which is electricity, and the second point is smuggling, we do not control anything from the borders, neither the port nor the airport nor the borders, How do we control the smuggling of diesel? How do we control the smuggling of subsidized materials?

He noted that “the Banque du Liban supports the remaining money in the mandatory reserve, materials for merchants, flour merchants, medicines and everything, and they are the ones who benefit from that support, and they export at the expense of the Lebanese people, so Before the topic of the system and changing the system, let’s start with these more important points. These things are bigger equations. “

In the investigation file of the attack on the port of Beirut, he saw that “nobody wants an investigation, we are the only ones who want an investigation, as well as the average citizen,” highlighting the need to respect the Judiciary. He pointed out that “Judge Sawan requested an investigation with the prime ministers, why did he summarize it to the heads of ministries and did not request the investigation with the President of the Republic? And he considered that in this matter the reaction of Prime Minister Saad Hariri was out of place, that he went to President Hassan Diab and expressed solidarity with him from the position of Prime Minister and from the site of provoking the sectarian conflict, this was a big mistake ”. He stressed that all the officials who passed are responsible in one way or another. About these materials that were in the port, and he asked: Why didn’t they investigate them? Why weren’t all investigated? All must be investigated ”.

Jumblatt said: Judge Fadi Sawan has reached a dead end, or continues, and how will it be completed? Or you will be asked to resign, and they said that according to the constitution, there is a certain body in the House of Representatives that prosecutes presidents and ministers, but they will all avoid the investigation because it may affect the people closest to some of the officials. highest ranking.

He noted that “two members of the General Security remain in the prison, and it is not an acquittal of the General Security, but the General Security does not interfere in the internal affairs of the port, since they have arrested Badri Daher, and I think it is one of the principals who should know, and stop Al-Qaisi, and I hear he is an honorable employee. ” And the matter stopped with those and some people, so why not continue? He continued by saying: It is forbidden to continue. We cover the issue with constitutional, sectarian and sectarian procedures. As for the international investigation, the Lebanese people paid a billion dollars for the international investigation into the murder of Rafik Hariri, and the result was somewhat regrettable.

Regarding the Corona file, Jumblatt said: “The Minister of Health fulfills the minimum of his functions, but he cannot work alone, rather we need a more decisive set of decisions, such as closing schools, because opening them is the greatest danger to increase transmission of the epidemic “.

Regarding the vaccine, he said: We are going to buy from now until February a million doses of vaccine, and the population of Lebanon is theoretically five or six million, and a million doses are not enough, and the distribution needs a program according to the most needs, especially regarding the elderly and hospital workers and others, and not A bold decision should be made to bring in double the amount (population), that is, 12 million if we can, so that all countries do it, and then a circular is issued for the mass vaccination of various citizens according to a specific program, as for Palestinian refugees through the United Nations, as for Syrians, because we all live in one country. .

Regarding the presentation of a civil law for personal status, Jumblatt emphasized that “we have to advance our proposal, challenge sectarian barriers, challenge the church, monks and sheikhs, and challenge all who prevent the Lebanese citizen is equal to others, “speaking about the optional civil marriage law. That was not approved, and there are thousands of young people who marry in Turkey and Cyprus, and then register their marriage in Lebanon, but here it is prohibited, why is it prohibited? We must try to distinguish ourselves from others ”.

Jumblatt referred to the regional changes and said that it has become a new Middle East. He asked: Is there anything left of the ancient Middle East? There is a theoretical state in Iraq and it is dispersed and the Iraqi prime minister is unable to protect his headquarters, the Green Zone, and there are popular crowds and escapes with weapons, and Syria is shared by the Russians and Iranians over what remains of the homeland. Syrian, and the regime is still present, and unfortunately, Russia and Iran are protected, Libya evaporated, like Palestine The last principle was land for peace, they went to peace for the sake of peace, and what land was left for Palestine after Since the Israelis occupied 60 or 70% of the land that should have been the Palestinian state, there is nothing left.

He stressed: “We are heading towards a new map in what remains of the Middle East, whose color in Idlib has turned Turkish, and in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, Iran and Israel allow everything.” He commented on the Israeli flights over Beirut from days ago, saying: Israel has peacefully penetrated all places, there is still Algeria, they have a heritage, a great revolution against colonialism, and at the same time, the great trap that awaits Algeria, that Americans and Israelis set is the Western Sahara trap that they gave for free. For the Moroccans, Israel is trying and wants to enter and sabotage Algeria. This is a disputed land according to the United Nations, and it needed a referendum, so Trump gave it like he gave Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, so he gives out of his bag?

Regarding the Palestinian issue, Jumblatt said: “I am not desperate for the Palestinian issue, we want a new administration, and these people are very big, and there are great intellectual, political and fighting energies. The administration must change because the old administration does not. it can continue and change. I am not afraid, it is not possible to erase it. At a stroke of the pen to the demands of these people, I am optimistic, but it takes a lot “.