Geagea Alarmed by 'Resurfacing' of Pro-Syria Group Saeqa
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday criticized the Lebanese officials for failing to disarm Palestinian groups in Lebanon.
Geagea slammed the officials for “not demanding the removal of Palestinian weapons, in line with (the resolutions of) the national dialogue sessions,” noting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was keen on that more than Lebanon’s officials.
The LF leader voiced alarm over the resurfacing of the pro-Syria Palestinian group Saeqa, which was active during Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war, warning that “the organization has resumed its activities.”
“Where is the government? Where are the security agencies that would prosecute a citizen carrying a pistol in the barren mountains while they turn a blind eye to the entry of weapons to some Palestinian organizations that have been rearming?” Geagea lamented.
Speaking to reporters following talks with MP Hadi Hbeish and his father, ex-minister Fawzi Hbeish, Geagea also stressed that “there can be no better living conditions without a real economic cycle, and no real economic cycle without stability and confidence.”
“As long as there are mini-states, as is the case today, let’s not hope to reach a healthy economy,” Geagea added, noting that “we cannot achieve the living conditions we aspire as long as there are arms and a strategic decision outside state control.”
On the other hand, Geagea described Speaker Nabih Berri’s recent dialogue call as insincere, adding that the opposition March 14 camp was “unwilling to engage in such a dialogue, unless we sense that the other camp truly intends to engage in a serious dialogue over the only item still pending on the agenda: Hizbullah’s arms.”
“We have become convinced that we can have no economy, stability or security amid the presence of these weapons,” Geagea went on to say.
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