Aoun Calls for Referring Rifi to Judiciary: Telecom Ministry Incident Premeditated Crime
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun urged on Friday President Michel Suleiman to take the necessary measures to address Thursday’s incident at one of the Telecommunications Ministry buildings at Adlieh, describing the event as a “premeditated crime”.
He said after an extraordinary FPM meeting on the incident: “According to the military law on rebellion and mutiny, yesterday’s incident is a crime that was part of a coup attempt.”
Seeing as the Interior Ministry falls under the President’s authority because of his role as commander of the armed forces, “we hope that he will take the right measures in this affair according to legal and administrative norms,” said the MP.
Aoun called on President Michel Suleiman to refer Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi to the judiciary, withdraw Intelligence Bureau members from the Adlieh building, and refer its director to the judiciary because he is responsible for the officers’ violations.
“We hope the president will exercise his authority so that we won’t be forced to make greater demands,” he warned.
“We have several options to tackle this issue if it is not properly addressed,” the FPM leader stated.
“The rebellion was not spontaneous and the people now know why I have been demanding to acquire the Interior Ministry portfolio,” Aoun concluded.
On Thursday, security forces prevented caretaker Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas from entering the second floor of a ministry building at Adlieh.
An ISF statement said that the minister was seeking to dismantle equipment being used to install a third mobile phone network in Lebanon.
Security forces were deployed at the building as per normal procedure when installing such systems, said the statement.
almost 13 years
General Aoun: What u have done to Lebanon is the "Real" crime. You are driven by hatred and vendetta.
almost 13 years
How dare you talking about crimes against the nation you puppet of hizebiran ?
almost 13 years
Aoun should be put in a mental hospital first and then on trial. I can't beleive such a discusting man still thinks he's soembody but he's a nobody. Go live in Iran and leave us alone.
almost 13 years
اين الفينيقي المتمدن ؟؟؟
almost 13 years
hey guys I would agree to send Auon away only and listen carefully ONLY if you agree to also send , Hariri, All sunni religious leaders, wahabbis , nasrallah, that other christian criminals including that thug doctor, oh and lets not forget the real players, the private sectors in our corrupt communications networks and mobile phones, i'm talkin hariris men here as well as some other christian affiliates, put them all together in one box and off, but please spare me your hypocracies, and dont be one sided fools all have corrupted all have blood on their hands some more than others for sure, in truth this battle will never be won,its a start of an ever repeated cycle in the arab world, the poison is too deep now, you will only dream of the so called democracies , dream on.
almost 13 years
We are asking hizbullah to give his weapons and we can't control our forces, shame on us, i don't trust march 14 anymore
PLSE GENERAL BE INTELLIGENT JUST FOR ONCE:WAIT TO SEE CLEARLY THE NEW RELATIONS BETWEEN SYRIA AND IRAN,DON'T REPEAT SADDAM HUSSEIN MISTAKE AND DON'T MAKE IT CONFESSIONAL,IT WILL NOT WORK.