Hariri Decries 'Incitement' against Mustaqbal, Says Not Seeking to 'Isolate' Aoun
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri slammed Friday what he called “incitement” against al-Mustaqbal movement, denying allegations by Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah that there is an attempt to “isolate” and “defeat” MP Michel Aoun.
“They have fabricated the claim that there is a party seeking to isolate and defeat General Aoun. They made up the lie and believed it, turning it into a gateway to incite against Mustaqbal,” Hariri tweeted.
“There is insistence on taking things in the wrong direction and blaming al-Mustaqbal movement for a crisis in which Hizbullah is a partner,” he added.
Hariri's remarks came around an hour after Nasrallah stressed that no one will be able to “defeat” or “isolate” Aoun while urging “real partnership” in state institutions.
In response, the former premier noted that “real partnership” cannot be achieved through “inciting against a main component of the national equation” or through “insisting on implicating Lebanon in the civil wars around us.”
“Al-Mustaqbal movement is entrusted with stability and national unity, and it never was and never will be a tool to defeat its partners in the country,” Hariri stressed.
The remarks of Hariri and Nasrallah come a day after Aoun mobilized his supporters to hold street protests against what he terms as the violation of the rights of Christians and Defense Minister Samir Moqbel's decision to extend the terms of top three military officers, including the army commander.
The FPM has accused Prime Minister Tammam Salam, who is close to Mustaqbal, of infringing on the rights of the Christian president in his absence.
The movement's ministers want to amend the cabinet's working mechanism to have a say on its agenda. They also reject the extension of the terms of security and military officials, calling for the appointment of new ones.
Prior to Moqbel's move, Aoun had been reportedly lobbying for political consensus on the appointment of his son-in-law, Commando Regiment commander Chamel Roukoz, as army chief.
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