Geagea Accuses Hizbullah of Abductions, Calls For a State of Emergency
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea held Hizbullah on Saturday responsible for the kidnappings fanning out in Lebanon, and urged President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati to declare a state of emergency “otherwise they would be contributing to the demise of the state.”
“Nasrallah described the situation as out of control, and I consider his statement unacceptable,” said Geagea in comments to Free Lebanon radio.
On Friday, Hizbullah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Quds Day that “what happened in the past two days was out of Hizbullah and AMAL’s control.”
The abductions began on Wednesday when al-Meqdad clan announced that it will be carrying out such operations in retaliation to the Free Syrian Army’s alleged kidnapping of Hassan al-Meqdad on Sunday.
The clan’s military wing declared that it had abducted over 20 Syrians, and two Turkish nationals.
It has since announced a halt to its military operations throughout Lebanon.
“I had some serious doubts that Hizbullah could be involved in the latest incidents, but after hearing Nasrallah’s speech those doubts melted down. He should have saved his efforts to market a made-up theory that was thwarted in light of the facts on the ground,” Geagea said.
He pointed out that the members of al-Meqdad clan who are continuously making TV appearances are also Hizbullah members.
Geagea denounced the way Nasrallah tried to pull Hizbullah out of its involvement in the latest incidents, assuring that the state is capable of controlling the situation if it took the initiative to do so.
“The state can control the situation if it takes measures to do so, but it is a pity if the government represented by Hizbullah is the instigator behind those events,” the LF chief noted.
He stressed that Hizbullah is acting just like the Syrian regime did when it resided in Lebanon for 35 years “it creates a dilemma and calls for a solution when it actually holds the key in its own hands.”
On the measures required in light of the latest abductions, Geagea said: “Hizbullah is responsible for the abductions even if it is trying to use al-Meqdad clan as a facade. Hizbullah has a new look now.”
He also held the state responsible for the incidents.
Geagea urged Suleiman and Miqati to declare a state of emergency “as soon as possible” and “take the necessary measures otherwise they will be unintentionally contributing in the demise of the state.”
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