Aoun Demands Miqati to Leave the Grand Serail, Blames Universities for Students' Clashes
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun accused Lebanese universities of causing politically-motivated standoffs between students.
“Universities are the roots of clashes between students because they forbid political dialogue on campus,” Aoun said after Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting.
He explained: “Today, students enroll in universities with a previously formed political ideology and clashes happen because they do not have a space to express their views.”
“We hope universities will launch opportunities for political dialogue on campus,” Aoun added.
Tensions surged on Monday at the Universite Saint Joseph-Huvelin campus in Beirut as Hizbullah supporters protested against recent student elections results.
MTV said that the supporters surrounded the campus in protest, sparking tensions between them and the March 14 students.
The army soon intervened however averting any clash between the rival camps.
In a separate matter, the FPM leader called on caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati to “leave the Grand Serail.”
He elaborated: “Miqati is disassociating himself from local events, and many things are taking place after securing the signature of the cabinet's secretary-general Suhail Bouji and President Michel Suleiman.”
Regarding the work of the parliament, Aoun said: “The parliament, and although it has extended its mandate, is not legislating.”
“What did we do in the past four months?”
The Change and Reform bloc also tackled the imprisonment of suspects in last Junes' clashes against the military institutions in Abra in a prison in the southern town of Jezzine.
“They are held in a prison in Jezzine that is not properly equipped and does not have the necessary conditions to be a jail,” Aoun pointed out.
Source: Naharnet
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