Ibrahim begins planning for his political future

Former General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has started “calm planning” for the role that he will play in the coming period, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Friday.

“Ibrahim will likely not take much time in readying for the new or renewed role whose features seem to be clear to him,” the daily added.

The major general is “inclined to launch an office for official and diplomatic meetings and political activities, in addition to holding popular meetings,” the newspaper said, noting that “it was notable that Ibrahim’s visitors on the first day of his retirement were mostly of those who have problems and pending issues.”

“They sought his help in resolving their problems, as if they feel that he has not left his post,” al-Joumhouria said.

Ibrahim will also meet soon with a delegation from the Press Editors Syndicate in order to explain his supposed political future and announce his stances on some political challenges and controversies.

Sources informed on what Ibrahim is planning meanwhile told the daily that he “does not want to limit his presence to the Shiite environment” and that he is seeking to give his future action a cross-confessional nature.

Sources close to Hezbollah and the Amal Movement meanwhile expected a “strong push for Ibrahim’s appointment as a minister in the coming government, in addition to nominating him in the upcoming parliamentary elections.”