Aoun Rules out Need for Dialogue: March 14 MPs Should Resign if They Want to Boycott Parliament
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun criticized on Tuesday the March 14 camp's decision to boycott government work and national dialogue, blaming it for the repercussions of its actions.
He said after the Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting: “Why are they carrying out the boycott? I do not understand. There is no need for dialogue now and the March 14 MPs should resign if they want to boycott parliament.”
“They are assassinating the country by boycotting parliament,” he added.
“Who will approve the new wages scale at parliament and who will grant the people their rights?” he asked.
“They must end these political debates, assume their responsibilities before the people who elected them, and return to dialogue,” declared the MP.
The March 14-led opposition announced its boycott of government work and the national dialogue in light of the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Brigadier General Wissam al-Hasan.
It accused Syria of the assassination and blamed the government, which is comprised of pro-Syria allies, of covering up for it.
Hasan was killed in a car bomb in Beirut's Ashrafiyeh district on October 19.
Aoun continued: “Did we kill Wissam al-Hasan?”
“He was primarily responsible for his own security,” he noted in response to a question over who he thinks is behind the murder.
“He was responsible for our security and his own, but he did not take sufficient measures to protect himself,” he added.
Commenting on claims that Hasan's assassination is tantamount to the assassination of Lebanon, he remarked that former Presidents Rene Mouawad and Bashir Gemayel were assassinated, but Lebanon was not.
Asked about the spread of weapons in Lebanon, he replied: “Arms are not spread in the South, but in Akkar.”
“I recently met with a delegation from the region that was urging the intervention of the army in the area in order to tackle the problem,” Aoun said.
Source: Naharnet
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