Hizbullah Condemns ISF Assault on International Call Center

Local Editor

Commenting on the Disobedience of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) Branch militia and taking over the International Call Center, Hizbullah issued the following statement:

The serious and strange assault committed by the Information Branch in International Call Center building- which made the State look like it is conducting a coups d'état- gives the citizens the right to ask legitimate questions and ask what is happening in their country, whether they have official security apparatuses or divided security states and islands affiliated to political leaders and are loyal to these leaders rather than to the nation.

What happened yesterday implies a high risk targeting Lebanon, undermining its institutions and emptying them of their constitutional and legal contents in favor of those who falsely raise the banner of the state, while already working on putting it down, breaking it into pieces, and marginalize it.

"After the reaction of some apparatus in terms of banning the competent minister of exercising his powers, we are doubt about the function behind the third telecom network?" Hezbollah added in his statement.

The reaction of some apparatuses to what we have seen, be it the banning the minister of practicing his liabilities or the disobedience of the concerned parties of the Interior Minister's orders, puts us before huge suspicion concerning the role of the third telecoms network and its users: is its goal to produce money and profit or is it a conspiracy? Is it a network owned by the March 14 or does it belong to other concerned apparatuses far from the state and its institutions?

Also, the anti-logic reactions of March 14 increase questions and make finding immediate answers a more urgent issue. While March 14 parties call for state-building, (Thursday) yesterday's incident came as a knockdown to building a state in Lebanon; thus it became quite clear which party destroys the existence of the state, and which wants to build a real state.

Hizbullah condemns the practices of these militias, and sees that the Lebanese people-before this serious issue which puts their interests, existence, security and state at risk- have the obsolete right to know facts, and relevant Lebanese authorities should take responsibility and measures to resolve the situation.

Hizbullah also praises Telecoms Minister Charbel Nahhas for his concern and his committement to the de facto constitution and regulations. Hizbullah also voices support for the procedures the latter (Minister Nahhas) takes to implement and preserve the law

Hizbullah also views the stance of Interior Minister Ziad Baroud- regardless of political divisions- as an honorable and responsible cry that warns of the dangers threatening our country, and which might lead to its collapse. Hizbullah finally assures that if the political officials took the appropriate measures, we would not have reached such a situation.