Civil Defense Volunteers Rally in Baalbek Demanding Civil Servant Status
Civil Defense volunteers staged a sit-in Sunday at the southern entrance of the Bekaa city of Baalbek, demanding that they be turned into full-time civil servants.
The sit-in lasted around ten minutes, state-run National News Agency said.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Omar Solh vowed that the volunteers would “continue their protests until the implementation of the decree granting them civil servant status, which was taken five months ago.”
“We have returned to street protests to say that the decision that was taken was fictional,” Solh added.
“We call on the relevant officials to finalize this issue,” Solh urged, warning that the volunteers might suspend their rescue and firefighting missions.
“Unfortunately, we would be obliged to do so,” he said.
“Out sit-in today is a message but we will block roads next time,” Solh cautioned.
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