Rifi: Hizbullah Sought to Use Interior Ministry Portfolio to Obstruct Govt. Formation

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Former Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi accused on Saturday Hizbullah of obstructing efforts to form a cabinet and of obstructing the functioning of the state.

He said in a statement: “Hizbullah has become addicted to obstructing the functioning of the state and it sought to turn the Interior Ministry portfolio into an obstacle in forming a government.”

“The truth is that Hizbullah is the real obstacle for the entire country,” he remarked.

“I will not grant it the satisfaction of enjoying its new attempt at obstruction,” he continued.

“I will not be part of the problem facing the formation of the cabinet, but we are part of the solution sought by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri,” Rifi stressed.

The March 14 camp's support for Rifi to assume the Interior Ministry portfolio in the new cabinet was seen as the latest obstacle in the government formation process.

The March 8 camp had rejected his nomination amid reports that Mustaqbal MP Nouhad Mashnouq has been proposed as his replacement in an agreement that will likely pave the way for the formation of a new cabinet on Saturday.

Comments 12
Default-user-icon Hanoun (Guest) 15 February 2014, 12:35

nise rifi nice ,at least now , broblems will stop in Tripoli , cause kadet el mahawir , will be your consultant and advisors
god bless Lebanon

Missing peace 15 February 2014, 12:51

“The truth is that Hizbullah is the real obstacle for the entire country,”

so very TRUE!

Default-user-icon +OUA NABKA + (Guest) 15 February 2014, 13:01

true hisb is a real obstacle , but before the hizb even existed who were the obstacles ?!!!!

Default-user-icon Flitto Jamgardou (Guest) 15 February 2014, 13:07

blah blah blah blah blah blah. Now he is justice minister, which means more blah blah blah blah blah from this m3a2ad.

Thumb FlameCatcher 15 February 2014, 13:32

@Southern : the only political purpose of Hezbollah in Lebanon is to dismantle the Lebanese state so they can act freely. They have done nothing in their history to prove the contrary.

In fact, they have NO PLANS to build our country and economy. PROVE ME WRONG !

Thumb cedars2 15 February 2014, 14:01

Justice minister is even more powerful than interior ministry ya safren. Becausreful they dont arrest you for betraying your country and being an Iranian agent.

Thumb habib 15 February 2014, 14:44

Mabrok la 14 adar liannon jebo liwa2 rifi

Thumb cedars2 15 February 2014, 14:56

Lol habib :)

Thumb mobious125 15 February 2014, 15:44

Hizbullah only look out for there own, and this BS about resisting Israel, that excuse is getting far too old now. Yes, most of the politicians are corrupt but that's life all over the world!!! I only know that Hizbullah will be happy to watch the blood of innocent people wash the streets of Lebanon, like is happening now, and for what? FOR WHAT?? What do you want to win for Lebanon Hizbullah? How do you justify what you are doing now, or ever, is in the interest of Lebanon? How can you still be in Syria while your supports, and others, are being killed in Lebanon? Your not needed in any way, shape or form, and hide behind the Koran for your existence. Just go to Iran and fight Israel and all the others from there and leave beautiful Lebanon alone, you are not needed.

Missing imagine_1979 15 February 2014, 17:23

Flame yesterday video was redifusion from lbc archive... Man on what are u on?..
President conssider ekhbar what rifi told about sadder on an interview 2days ago...
Go have some chupachups flame..
We have a gov, enjoy the moment, before nassralah go on tv tomorrow to drag us a litle more in shit...
Chupachups man, chupachups...

Missing ---karim_m2-- 15 February 2014, 18:29

Zip it, Salafist jihadist terrorist.

Thumb _mowaten_ 15 February 2014, 20:01

hahaha nice to see rifi and his groupies so bitter