Madi Demands Lifting Off Merehbi Immunity, MP Considers it 'Absurd'
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
General Prosecutor Judge Hatem Madi requested on Tuesday lifting immunity off al-Mustaqbal MP Moeen al-Merehbi a day after he allegedly opened fire at an ISF patrol in Tripoli.
Madi submitted the request to caretaker Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi, who in turn referred it to the parliament.
Merehbi allegedly fired shots in the air to disperse a bumper-to-bumper traffic in Beddawi region in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday night caused by an Internal Security Forces unit, which was removing a building violation in the area.
Later, the lawmaker described in comments to MTV channel Madi's request as “ridiculous.”
“It doesn't deserve a reply from me and I'm ready to open fire again,” Merehbi said.
The lawmaker, according to a communique issued by ISF general directorate, arrived at the scene and demanded the ISF unit to remove the checkpoint as it was causing bumper-to-bumper traffic.
The officers explained to MP Merehbi their task, asking him to contact caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel and address the matter with him.
The statement added that the MP started insulting the patrol then headed back to his car, took a Kalashnikov and opened fire in the air.
According to state-run National News Agency on Tuesday, the Kalashnikov was illegal.
The ISF communique said that Merehbi also attempted to remove one of the patrol cars, but the driver stopped him and the two men scuffled.
The statement said that an investigation was opened into the incident.
Earlier in the day, several MPs, including Mohammed Kabbara and Khaled al-Daher and Sheikhs held a meeting at the residence of Merehbi in Tripoli in solidarity with him.
23 April 2013, 12:51
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God bless Madi for protecting Lebanon from Merhebi and other Al Qaeda terrorists.
23 April 2013, 20:55
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MP Moeen al-Merehbi has the courage to stand up against march 8 and hizbullah! bravo.
23 April 2013, 13:16
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God bless Merehbi and others who are pointing the devils of our army and our police who are pro hizbu ashaytan.
23 April 2013, 13:22
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Well I guess a session of anger management would not resolve such a potential on aggressive behavior.
I mean I understand I am a very impatient person especially coming from a european background it can be frustrating to see that most of the time wasting minutes spend in various ridiculous situations could be solved just by pulling on the same strings and looking out for each other. Which lebanese people are actually famous for outside their cars at least. (mainly addressing the traffic issue here).
But I guess such actions would even get the president of Austria in troubles.
Just imagined him getting out of the car with an Steyr AUG.
They complained last week cause he used the middle lane during traffic.
:-)
23 April 2013, 13:39
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If these are the MP's that you people are voting for than seriously i think you dont even think before you vote because if those are the people who are supposed to make laws and draft laws in your country and thats how they illegaly behave than GOD BLESS AL QAIDA because in this case AL QAIDA is the one who should draft your laws. and you know what is stupid? that Lebanese people dont go down on the streets and demand to pull out such animals from the parliament they just shut up watch the news play with their underwears and go to sleep. 3aron 3ala sha3b yaskoutou li zou3ama2ehe al moutakhallefoun.
23 April 2013, 14:51
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Madi should arrest Nasrallah for negotiating with Iran on behalf of Lebanon without a mandate.
23 April 2013, 18:30
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FT.. Your are correct. But so is the nusrallah comment. The truth is, none of our dictators, sorry, politicians are 100% Lebanese, they all have the lust of power hanging in front of one embassy or another.
23 April 2013, 15:15
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The good old Sunni crazy was simply trying to get a woman who is pregnant with a Sunni crazy fetus through to deliver a new hopeful Sunni crazy to be raised for the jihad through killing innocent people of other religions or sects, and possibly other Sunni crazies if the aforementioned are no where to be found at the time of the calling! This Sunni crazy does not deserve such unfair treatment! ya ahl al sunna (aka ya fe2din 3a2elkon, aka ya netnin), the jihad is calling. 3alehom
23 April 2013, 15:21
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I am a staunch march 14 partisan. i do favor an enquiry and prosecuting Mr Merhebi, even if he is to be the 1st indicted MP since 20 years. this would serve us all and it may help us regain some credibility and consistency in our political discourse. eM14 may loose some votes in Akkar...but will regain much more elsewhere.
23 April 2013, 17:32
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What a great example to his people. Make sure to vote this scumbag in next time round!
23 April 2013, 19:50
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هيدا ممثل ألأمة بعيد ألشبه مفكر حالو كلينت أستوود. ما بنصحوا يكبر راسو على ألمدعي ألعام.
23 April 2013, 23:16
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Why don't we lift all of the MP's immunity? This is what causes problems--they do and say stupid stuff and there are no consequences for their actions. This just makes the cycle worse. Just have them not pay parking and traffic tickets and lift the immunity on everything else.
That way if they say or act stupidly, they should be able to suffer any consequences for said actions. First thing that should be done is a public show of hands for these MP's to see who would be for the lifting of immunity, and then we vote the guys off who don't raise their hands.
24 April 2013, 12:33
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what the hell is this immunity farce.
lebanon is a joke.
it shouldnt even exist as a CUNTry
