Zahle MPs Slam Hizbullah Expansion into Tarshish
Zahle bloc MPs slammed on Monday Hizbullah’s attempt to expand its military presence in the town of Tarshish, saying that it has completely disregarded the state and its constitutional institutions.
It also addressed Syrian army incursions into Lebanon, noting that its “shameful” position on the matter “demonstrates the extent of its affiliation with Syria that has not respected agreements between it and Lebanon.”
The bloc demanded, after its weekly meeting, that the government take a “decisive” stand on the affair and order the deployment of the Lebanese army in the areas that witnessed incursions in order to reassure the Lebanese residents in those regions.
The meeting was attended by MPs Tony Abu Khater, Assem Araji, Elie Marouni, and Chant Janjanian.
Meanwhile, Tarshish municipal head Gaby Semaan revealed that none of the concerned ministries on the Tarshish incident contacted the town to clarify the matter, media reports said on Monday.
“Contacts are underway however with security apparatuses to tackle the affair,” he added.
“The residents have unanimously and clearly rejected Hizbullah’s expansion of its telecommunications network,” he continued.
On Friday, Tarshish residents prevented the party from expanding its network in the town.
The party attempted to expand the network as internet fiber optic cables belonging to the Telecommunications Ministry were being installed in the town.
Hizbullah official Hussein Janbey has stressed that the expansion of the network was only aimed at guaranteeing a “safe contact with our families and friends in nearby Majdel Tarshish” town, Tarshish Semaan told An Nahar and al-Mustaqbal newspapers.
Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui said in a statement over the weekend: “No side, whether it is official or unofficial, has the right to use the ministry’s network for its personal use without first receiving legal permission from the ministry to do so.”
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