The student dollar between the signing of Aoun and the implementation of the banks | Phalanges

A member of the Parents Association, Sami Hamia, confirmed that the President of the Republic’s signature on the student dollar law is not the last round, but there is a second round with the banks to implement the law, and the official of the Free Patriotic Movement’s educational office, Rock Muhanna, ruled out not signing Aoun.

Ten days after his arrival at the Republican Palace, the student dollar law will land on President Michel Aoun’s table on Monday. In recent days, the law was transferred to a committee to review it legally and financially, before it was signed by the President of the Republic. While the families of Lebanese students abroad fear the possibility that the law will enter the orbit of patronage and sectarian considerations and return it to parliament, the official of the educational office of the Free Patriotic Movement, Rock Muhanna, ruled out not signing it for Aoun, especially since representatives of the powerful Lebanese bloc examined the provisions of the bill in commissions. The joint parliamentary commission and the small parliamentary commission voted on it in the legislative session. He attributed the delay to the concern of the palace departments over the parliamentary consultations.

The law, according to a member of the Parents Association, Sami Hamia, is the only way that preserves the rights and the future of thousands of students. “And when it was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, we thought that we had passed the most difficult stage, and we did not think that it would have any obstacle because we believe that the president would be more interested than others in protecting the law. From any dust. “He indicated that the signature of the president will not be the last round of our battle, as there is a second round with the banks to implement the law. The association had requested an appointment from the president of the Banking Association, Salim Sfeir, to explain the rationale for the law and its cost, which does not exceed $ 60 million The association proposes ideas such as transferring $ 10 million in foreign aid to Lebanon to support the student dollar and ease the burden on Central Bank assets .

The families of the students fear that the law will enter the orbit of patronage and sectarianism

Hamieh said university administrations are pressuring students to pay enrollment fees after deadlines run out. “Our children are still in Lebanon because they cannot pay the registration fees and live together, and some of them received a dismissal notice for not paying the rest of last year’s dues or for not registering again.” He stressed that “the bet is that the president will be the protective shield to safeguard the rights of our children, although we hope that he equates the problem of students with that of those affected by the explosion at the port of Beirut, in terms of issuing an exceptional decree without resorting to a legislative decision “.

The Parents ‘Association will hold a protest in front of the Republican Palace on Monday with the aim of communicating with the president and explaining the suffering of the students’ families.