Mashnouq Condemns Hizbullah's Armed Appearance in Beirut Suburb
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq denounced on Monday Hizbullah's armed deployment over the weekend in Beirut's southern suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh stating it as a "challenge to the new term" of President Michel Aoun.
“Hizbullah's manifestation is condemned and rejected. It is a slap in the face for the new term and a challenge to the logic of the State,” said Mashnouq on Twitter.
The Minister added that the government will respond to the military parade with more persistence to extend the State's authority, he said: “We will reply to the military parade with a better confrontation in favor of the State and the State only.”
Mashnouq pointed out that measures that the law imposes will be taken to prevent all forms of “self-security which the entire Lebanese reject.”
Pictures of masked Hizbullah members in black-clad went viral on social media on Friday, as reports said they spread out in Bourj al-Barajneh in the evening in a campaign against drug dealers and gangs.
Sources close to Hizbullah said the move was not coordinated with the party's leadership and that it was taken by individual Hizbullah members.
Former Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi has also slammed on Saturday Hizbullah's move saying it confirms the “state's resignation in favor of statelet
Source: Naharnet
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