Jumblat Says Officials Indifferent to Citizens' Safety

MP Walid Jumblat criticized on Thursday the government’s performance and said that it is unlikely for political leaders to care for the citizens' safety and security.

“From London, a minister (Interior Nouhad al-Mashnouq) stated that there are security shortcomings at the Beirut airport and has vowed to address them. How can we believe that in light of the chaos and negligence spread everywhere, most notably the latest issue of the internet,” said Jumblat via Twitter.

The MP expressed doubts that political leaders care for the citizens' safety saying: “Who is the security or military official who really cares about the safety of the citizen? We only see their convoys with armies of escort.”

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnoup stated while on an official visit to London that improving the security measures at the Rafik Hariri International Airport will be the first thing to address as soon as he returns to Lebanon.

His statement came following Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels against its airport and metro.

The Progressive Socialist Party chief Jumblat criticized the stance of a security source, without naming him, whom he said has downplayed the illegal internet network issue, saying: “The source underestimated the matter because he might be one of the beneficiaries.”

“How can we believe and who do we believe in light of the varied sources,” he conlcuded.

Recently, an illegal internet network has been uncovered and investigations continue to find the perpetrators.

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