Mashnouq to Jumblat: Army Doesn't Need 'Newly-Found' Support, You're Expert in Attacking Allies
Al-Mustaqbal bloc MP Nouhad al-Mashnouq stated on Friday that the issues of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and Hizbullah's arms are the basis of any national dialogue, saying that Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has become “a specialist in attacking his allies”.
"We were not the ones to say that who abandons the STL is a traitor,” al-Mashnouq noted in an interview with Future television, during which he replied to Jumblat's Thursday talk in a televised appearance.
Jumblat had advised former Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Thursday to keep away from the issues of the STL and Hizbullah's arms, explaining that these are “minor details in the midst of what is happening in the Middle East”.
Al-Mashnouq said that the Druze leader's support to the army is “newly-found”, explaining that he fought the military institution and contributed to “dividing it”.
"No one can compete with Jumblat in his absurd elimination wars on the army,” he said,
"The army does not need his support," al-Mustaqbal MP stated.
Mashnouq said the al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc's statements were clear regarding (the Bekaa town of) Arsal's incident and about the military institution's role.
He remarked: “We called for referring the case to the legal authorities and for lifting the imposed siege on the town”.
“Both demands were relatively achieved and we are awaiting for the transparent investigation to reveal who is behind the incident,” he added, urging political factions in the country to stop exploiting what happened for personal gains.
Responding to the PSP leader's comments on the situation of “vacuum and chaos” in al-Mustaqbal movement, al-Mashnouq said only the prominent political figures in the party decide on the relation with Jumblat during the upcoming elections, not the supporters.
“Meanwhile, (Former Prime Minister) Rafik Hariri's supporters blame al-Mustaqbal leaders for still believing in what Jumblat says or does,” he revealed.
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