Cabinet may extend Aoun's term or name Qahwaji as acting chief
Cabinet might decide in Friday’s session to delay the retirement of Army chief General Joseph Aoun for six months or appoint military intelligence director Brig. Gen. Tony Qahwaji as acting army chief, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Qahwaji’s appointment would take place “in the absence of the defense minister and without a suggestion from him, and in both cases any decision will be subject to an appeal before the State Shoura Council,” the daily said.
“There will be a problem in the relation between the defense minister and the army chief should Qahwaji be appointed, which would have an impact on the military institution,” the newspaper added.
According to the state-run National News Agency, Cabinet will convene Friday at 12:30 pm at the Grand Serail.
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