Al-Mustaqbal to Hizbullah: Fighting Takfiris is the State's Responsibility
Al-Mustaqbal bloc on Tuesday lashed out at Hizbullah's “war against terrorists” in Syria, saying that the party should have consulted the Lebanese state in that matter.
"(Hizbullah leader) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah did not consult the Lebanese people or the state before going through with what he calls a war against Takfiris,” al-Mustaqbal lawmakers said in a released statement after the bloc's weekly meeting at the Center House.
They pointed out: “He did not consider the interests of Lebanon and its people.”
The MPs stressed that fighting criminals, terrorists and outlaws is the responsibility of the state and its institutions.
In a broadcast speech he gave at a ceremony marking the end of the July 2006 war, Nasrallah explained that his combat in Syria is against Takfiris, vowing that he is “ready to personally go fight in Syria if necessary.”
"Nasrallah and Hizbullah are held responsible for the deteriorating security, political and economic conditions in the country and which expose Lebanon to all kinds of dangers,” the bloc stated.
“It is all a result of the reckless decision to get involved in the fighting in Syria.”
The lawmakers condemned last week's “terrorist crime” in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
"We denounce all forms of violence against any human being in general, and against the Lebanese in particular,” they said.
A huge blast took the lives of 27 people and wounded 280 others last week in Beirut's southern suburb.
"We call on the concerned judicial and security bodies to intensify their investigation to uncover the perpetrators, try them in courts and penalize them.”
The MPs noted that these bodies are the “only parties with the legal, political and popular cover tasked with preserving people's security.”
"We ask all concerned political authorities to support these bodies and safeguard them against political, party and sectarian interference.
However, the bloc rejected the security measures adopted by Hizbullah following the blast.
“We denounce these procedures because they remind us of self-security measures that were adopted in the past and that lead to a demographic segregation between the Lebanese,” it explained.
"This is an attack on the state and on legitimacy. Hizbullah should leave matters of security to official bodies.”
Also, al-Mustaqbal bloc considered that Hizbullah's “policy of accusing parties of being traitors” affects the possibility of resuming national dialogue sessions.
The MPs reiterated calls for withdrawing Hizbullah fighters from Syria, expressing that this would be a start for resuming national dialogue "on the basis of believing in the state and its authority."
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