Geagea: Autonomous Security Phenomenon Greatest Danger Facing Lebanon
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea slammed the phenomenon of autonomous security in Lebanon, saying that it undermines the authority of the state, reported An Nahar daily on Monday.
He told the daily: “This is the greatest danger facing Lebanon.”
“The danger lies in Hizbullah's checkpoints in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh and other areas where it wields power,” he added.
“The party's took these measures in spite of the state through the force of arms and against the will of the majority of the Lebanese people under the excuse that the official security forces are incapable of protecting the party and its areas of influence,” he continued.
Geagea noted that members of the March 14 alliance were victims of several assassinations and assassination attempts, “but they never once resorted to the same measures that Hizbullah has taken.”
“Had we followed the party's example, autonomous security would have been adopted throughout Lebanon,” he said.
“The security instability that Hizbullah's areas of influence are experiencing are a product of the party's adventures and the state's overlooking of these endeavors,” he lamented.
He therefore urged the party to end its military involvement in Syria and disarm.
Hizbullah had set up checkpoints in and around its stronghold of Dahieh in light of a bombing in the Ruwais area.
Twenty-seven people were killed and 280 wounded in the bombing that took place on August 15.
A number of politicians have since criticized the party for its security measures, but Hizbullah officials have denied that they have adopted autonomous security measures.
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