Deal Reached on Confession of General Security Department Director
A source close to Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that the sectarian identity of the director-general of the General Security Department has been settled.
The source told As Safir daily published Friday that the proposed candidate for the post is respected by all parties. He denied that there is objection to the confessional nature of the post or the name of Brig. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim.
Rumors about Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun’s objection to the appointment are not true, the source stressed.
Media reports have said that Aoun is seeking to return the post to the Maronite sect but has faced the objection of Hizbullah and Amal ministers who insist on keeping it with the Shiites.
Ministerial sources also confirmed to As Safir that agreement was reached on the post without changes in the confession.
They expected the appointment to be made during the cabinet session on Monday.
On Thursday, the cabinet renewed Riyad Salameh’s term as Central Bank governor. It also appointed Brig. Walid Salman as army chief of staff and Antoine Shoqair as the director general of the presidency.
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