Scuffle Breaks out between Mustaqbal, FPM MPs during Meeting on Electricity File
A scuffle erupted on Monday between Mustaqbal Movement and Change and Reform MPs during a meeting of the parliamentary Public Works Committee while it was discussing the contentious electricity file.
Video footage from the session showed Mustaqbal MPs voicing their reservations over issues that were discussed at the committee, said LBCI television.
Change and Reform MP Hikmat Deeb had protested to MP Mohammed Qabbani's labeling of the Energy Ministry as “Ali Baba's cave and the 40 advisors,” reported Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5).
This led to a verbal dispute between the Mustaqbal and Change and Reform MPs.
The quarrel then escalated into a scuffle between Mustaqbal MP Jamal al-Jarrah and Change and Reform MP Ziad al-Aswad.
Change and Reform MP Fadi al-Awar told LBCI after the meeting: “The scuffle was a result of historic accumulation of disputes at the committee.”
Addressing Qabbani's comment, he said: “Those whose houses are of glass should not make such remarks.”
“Officials and other figures, including Qabbani, who do not pay their electricity bills should be held accountable,” he declared before reporters at parliament.
He rejected accusations by the Mustaqbal MPs of corruption at the Energy Ministry.
“There is great dysfunction at the Public Works Committee,” he added.
For his part, Deeb said: “We demand that this committee be allowed to take its right course in order to hold those responsible accountable and for us to perform our duties at parliament.”
Later, Qabbani told reporters at parliament: “A certain movement attempted when the media entered the meeting to create a dispute similar to what happened at cabinet a few months ago.”
“It is shameful to see such barbarism in communication at parliament. I challenge any of those MPs to present any electricity bill that I have not paid,” he stated.
“Insults were directed against us as soon as the media came into the room. I hope that Speaker Nabih Berri would make our meetings open to the media,” Qabbani added.
“We suspended today's session because it took a shameful turn as shown on camera,” he explained.
The meeting was then suspended.
M.T.
D.A.
over 9 years
Democwresltling
over 9 years
typical paid mouthpiece. If you saw the video before you opened your sectarian mouth, you would know it was your Mps and the FPM (Ziad Aswad) who through bottles at Jaml Jarah and used explicits.
over 9 years
my comment was in reply to mowaten the iranian mouthpiece who was misrepresenting the truth.
here is a video of what happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=yIa99keeYk0
over 9 years
thanks for the video, it clearly shows the FPM MPs were trying to talk in a civil manner until the pig got up and shook his finger at them yelling "dabdeb halak, dabdeb lsenak"
over 9 years
@mowaten E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T. Still laughing since the day you declared with a straight face you were a shiaa atheist and also a member of hezbollah with only one account. I think i will also continue to laugh at your statement " dabdeb halak, dabdeb lsenak". Thank you Thank you
over 9 years
mowaten, you call that a political opinion or propaganda?
over 9 years
do you do something other than trolling, mowaten?
over 9 years
Mowaten is the modern day version of Joseph Goebbel.
if you don't know who I mean ..you should !
look it up
over 9 years
which country are you a mowaten of??? Certainly not Lebanon -:(
over 9 years
mowaten, who pays you to post and for what exact purpose? I find you on every article posting lies and hezbollah iranian propaganda! I demand answers and Now.
over 9 years
interesting study showing that public services are bad because politicians who own 45% of banks are not interested in reducing spending, and keep interest rates on public debt high
http://jadchaaban.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mapping-control-banks-jchaaban-15092015.pdf
Among others, Hariri made 108 million $ from interests on the public debt through his banks.
over 9 years
your comment is irrelevant and is another effort on your part to reveal your sectarian hatred for Hariri. Interest rates are not decided or influenced by politicians be it Hariri or anyone else. They are a reflection of the economy, global factors, budget deficit, etc. The Central back is the only entity that sets interest rates.
over 9 years
... and who is jad chaaban? another know all like you?
over 9 years
why do you care who he is? if you already decided you'd turn a blind eye to the disturbing info? stay in denial, don't bother yourself.
over 9 years
Always Motaqbal kingpins that goes crazy.
over 9 years
Mazra3a
over 9 years
Intellectual meltdown, if there was intellelect in the first place...shame on all of them.
over 9 years
I agree with mowaten mp ziad asswad was a very respectful member of the south lebanon army.
over 9 years
Le Liban est devenu un pays de sauvages
over 9 years
The FPM thieves demonstrating their manners once again.
over 9 years
incompetence in full display!!! When will these bums be thrown out altogether? They do not deserve to lead.
over 9 years
They are fighting to prove who stole less from the public coffer! FPM and Future are both equally corrupt, so are the rest of legislators and ministers.. Period
over 9 years
Oh this is comedy gold!! So let me get this right, these idiots (all of them) get paid a load of money to argue and fight and get nothing sorted for the people of Lebanon, while they go home to there expensive houses with plenty of food, that you paid for, then they fight some more and it turns to war to which they expect you, the people, to fight, while they sit it out in France, Saudi or Iran. For fucks sake people wake up and get rid of them all!!!
over 9 years
Absolutely disgraceful. The Protesters in the street show better reserve than these monkeys. Fire them ALL!!!!!!
Hikmat Deeb.. lol.. what a joke!