Aoun Demands Tribunal to Investigate Financial Violations, Says Delaying Vote on Orthodox Draft 'Crime against Lebanon'
Change and Reform parliamentary bloc leader MP Michel Aoun expressed on Tuesday that any delay in approving the Orthodox Gathering's draft electoral law is a "crime against the country", calling for the formation of a special court to investigate financial violations committed in Lebanon.
"Whoever delays the approval of the Orthodox Gathering law would be allowing vacuum to take place and committing a crime against the country,” Aoun stated after the bloc's weekly meeting, adding that constitutional deadlines must be respected.
Speaker Nabih Berri has not yet called the lawmakers for a parliamentary session to vote on the Orthodox Gathering's draft electoral law, awaiting a consensus by the different factions over another proposal.
He remarked: "Not adopting the Orthodox draft and not reaching consensus over an electoral law will lead to vacuum”.
“Some factions want an elections based on the 1960's law”.
President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati had signed the decree calling on the electoral bodies to hold the elections on June 9, drawing criticism from several March 8 figures.
Both statesmen expressed that their step stems from their “constitutional duty”, regardless of their stance towards the 1960's law.
The Orthodox proposal, which considers Lebanon a single electoral district and allows each sect to vote for its own MPs under a proportional representation system, was rejected by Suleiman, Miqati, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat, al-Mustaqbal bloc and the March 14 opposition's Christian independent lawmakers.
Separately, Aoun called for the formation of a “special tribunal that, regardless of its size, would look into financial issues in order to draw an end to violations”.
"Those who have abused the state's treasury must must be questioned and tried,” he confirmed.
Commenting on the flow of Syrian refugees from the war-torn neighboring country, the Kesrouan MP questioned security leaders and concerned authorities over measures taken in the light of the “uncontrolled and increased foreign presence on Lebanese territories”.
"Lebanese people are worried,” he said, adding that the flow of refugees must be controlled and limited to those in “urgent need of healthcare”.
“Countries that are arming fighters must be the first to host Syrians, and their financial situations allow them to bear the cost of taking care of refugees”.
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TSUNAMI is warming up for a sweep elections this summer.
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i fully support the orthodox law on all levels:the senate the presidency, the prime ministry,the speaker, and all the prime gvmt jobs i.e. governor of central bk , chief of the army,moukhabarat , amn aam....64/64 in everything .. and last CIVIL MARRIAGE.
WILL THE ADMINISTRATOR PUT THIS COMMENT???
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I don't understand how he can support the Orthodox Law which will add 6 new MPs and their huge paychecks and pensions but then he talks about financial corruption when it comes to raising wages...the people are not stupid. M8 and M14 will be kicked out of parliament, if not this elections then the next.
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Your response is completely irrelevant. I am not a supporter of either M8 or M14. I am just pointing out the hypocrisy in supporting a law that requires more money to be spent when he claims that the government doesn't have enough money to increase wages.
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F.T., I don't think the diaspora should be represented by additional 6 MPs and instead be allowed to vote for the current MPs just like any other Lebanese would.
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Alf mercee brucelee.... Or shall I say lilfaglee as bigsamee would say?
Isn't it worth an essay?
Yalla Kheir.
Good evening to everyone. (incl m8 sheep)
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Ahahaha
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Seriously lilfaglee....school out early today? Don't you have homework? Do your parent know you spend your time here wasting our time and their hard earned tuition money? Incredible! Get an education first before your spew any crap out of your juvenile mouth. It's all crap typical of an immature kid (school boy). Grow up!
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Here's Friday's blog revealing this school boys true identity:
Liffaglee writes: ""fuk i broke my leg 2 weeks ago SCHOOL TRIP...."
Then tries to clean his tracks with: "ski trip ya sattoul"
That explains it all.......with all those childish quotes.
Go do your school work. This sites is for adults. Your clueless about politics ya lil boy.
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Idiot looking for a village to grow into and call home, preferably with a French embassy. Please submit all your offers to the rubber room in Rabieh c/o the dude in the orange straitjacket.
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Spoken from a lilschoolboy who is clueless about politics. Does not know the difference from his head from his rear. Go do your homework and maybe you will learn something....to start...posting adult passages.
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he is cocoo :)
with all the money they are stealing himself and his son in law ....
he cannot finish counting them each night like scruge :)
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yes! how many times was he threatening to sue those who stole public money? he boasted even to have lists ready to be handed to justice...
we still are waiting for them.... all talk, populist slogans to please his stupid sheep and no action whatsoever.....
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everyone here notices that you NEVER comment the articles but just insult others...seems your brain is too empty for that....
a brave little aouni who learned well from his master...
and don t expect any answers to the insults you will bravely post after my remarks on your stupidity....
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he can't spell Barbie either lol
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thet didn t go to justice because they are afraid justice will laugh at them and investigate the FPMers too!!! hahahaha!
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I'm actually gay and I've been in a relationship with my partner for 3 years now. Deal with it brucelee
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there is no god but I take it they haven't told you that Santa Claus isn't real either...
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Well, this guy should know a Crime Against Lebanon when he sees one. After all, he is a walking talking crime against Lebanon.
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Old man Aoun
so funny, and such a grouch.
I demand a tribunal to determine that he is sane and another one to determine his source of wealth--can't get that wealthy on only a 'general's salary'.
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he bragged for years that he would launch audits as soon as he would be in power.... still waiting.
all talks no action..... populist slogans for his sheep to gob....
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Hurry up guys and give those on your side a thumb up and those on the other side a thumb down. I think there is a "do one get one free" promotion going on but not sure when it ends. I went ahead and gave all the thumbs I wanted (2 for 1 no limit.... what a deal).
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There are times when I gave you thumbs up and other times when I gave you thumbs down..... it all depends on if you were right (ie. I agreed with you) or wrong (did not think like me). A measure of intelligence is ability to agree at times and disagree other times.
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book of crap printed for the blind and illiterate people like you FT ..if the M14 stole what about the others .they were all in the same government any now they are your allies ,all of a sudden they become saint ...take a hint and go preach your crap to people like you ,i doubt if you have a brain to work out things on your own
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Aoun is a crime to Lebanon. God save us from this schizophrenic maniac.
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its the other way around ..did you forget his last orange book....then he turned around and did the opposite..will i believe a lire...no chance ....
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Hat's off this guys is more efficient than I am, still I think he will meet a worst end than I did.
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Dear administrator, efff you for removing the post where I admitted I was gay. And you call yourselves
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folks don't be alarmed the noise you are hearing emanating from rabieh is just a truck's tire blowing up