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Rifi accuses Hezbollah, allies of being behind the riots

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Hezbollah threw its weight Tuesday behind mass protests by the You Stink campaign calling for the government's resignation. Hezbollah was accused of exploiting the campaign for its own agenda
Hezbollah threw its weight Tuesday behind mass protests by the You Stink campaign calling for the government’s resignation. Hezbollah was accused of exploiting the campaign for its own agenda

Lebanon Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi said that “the popular uprising is aimed at toppling the corrupt system and punishing the corrupted politicians but, on the other hand, some are trying to politically take advantage of this wave, such as  the Free Patriotic Movement, and some others are infiltrating  this protest, and by that I mean Hezbollah, which sends the  Saraya al-Muqawama  ( resistance ) elements to stir riots.”

In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV, Rifi said “as a former security man I know very well what I am talking about. Those who tried to burn Al-Jadeed TV are the same ones now trying to burn Beirut downtown.”

Rifi stressed that “there is a major responsibility on the military and security forces in maintaining security and order, and in defending certain public and private institutions and places that have a symbolic reference.”

“It is unacceptable that the statue of former  prime minister  Riad Solh be assaulted, or that the tomb of Martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who is the man of the second independence, be tampered with,” the Minister said.

Rifi was the general director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces from 2005 to 2013. He has been serving as minister of justice since  February 2014.

Saraya al-Muqawama is a cross-sectarian proxy force trained and armed by the Iranian-backed  Shiite  Hezbollah militant group.

Protesters clashed with police in centralBeirut over the weekend, as a campaign that began with demands to solve an ongoing trash problem developed into a major crisis for the Lebanese government.

Formed in mid-July as a response to garbage piling up in the streets of the capital, the “You Stink” movement has gained momentum over the past few weeks, galvanizing a weary public that has grown sick of government inaction and corruption.

Hezbollah threw its weight Tuesday behind the mass protests by the “You Stink” campaign calling for the government’s resignation. Hezbollah was accused of exploiting the campaign for its own agenda. Rioters at the Riad al-Solh Square   ( where the statue of former  prime minister  Riad Solh  is located )  smashed the glass facades of some shops in Banks district.

Many protesters, including some of the You Stink   organizers, have distanced themselves from those who clashed with police, describing them as “infiltrators” and “thugs” sent by sectarian leaders to discredit the campaign.

YL/NNA

 

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12 responses to “Rifi accuses Hezbollah, allies of being behind the riots”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Anarchists, trained or not, simply love making a mess of anything that looks ‘official’, and often use legitimate ‘protest’ marches as their initial cover. Western cities have experienced them too – especially in ‘G’ conference times. That the police are supposed to NOT be ‘heavy-handed’ is a nice concept, of course, but when they along with the other taxpaying citizens, which they are, see what is being destroyed by those few anarchistic brains, some heavy hands must be expected. Best then, to stand away from them, lest you be caught in a reply. We’re certain it wasn’t ‘people of the movement’ shooting any gun.

    1. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
      Michaelinlondon1234

      It is 9 years. It takes time to rebuild and a lot of money.And the only way you get most of that is by earning it not destroying things.

  2. nagy_michael2 Avatar
    nagy_michael2

    Mr Rifi you are always getting outsmarted by Hezbollah. they always ahead of you and thinking far better than you. take for example this garbage crisis. had the gov’t taking care of it and you tried to stick to M8 because of political reasons, then hezbollah made it into national crisis by injecting Aoun the highest high call hooker in Lebanon for their advantages. Of course Aoun do not give a shit about his people or anybody except himself and his Tuti fruiti BASSIL. so why not instead of being critical of Hezbollah clean up the garbage and don’t let Salam take charge of the gov’t and acting as a President as well. clean up your mess so Hezbollah will not use it as an excuse to hit you back. It’s very plain and simple but obviously it’s a formula M14 has not learned since 2005 and has not capitalized on it at all. I hope now and truly this gov’t falls once and for all and we elect clean politicians..
    Once can only dream and hope for a better one at least. Long Live Lebanon and God Bless the One Formula the Lebanese Army and nobody fucking else..

    1. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      Very true, Hezbollah outsmarted these self-proclaimed leaders of M14 for 10 years now and they haven’t learned anything and the reason is because they are as corrupt as M8

    2. Michaelinlondon1234 Avatar
      Michaelinlondon1234

      Do the army do rubbish collection? All the politicians of all sides have just spent the last 4 years of saying give the army more of every thing. The same calls have been made by visiting country ambassadors. Obviously you support this..So since there is no money left for any thing else when do they start?

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        The army of a country NOT at war can do ‘crisis management’ things for it’s country, like health care for overages of garbage, or chopping ice, or rescuing people trapped in floods or collapsed buildings. This one is a little busy at the moment.

  3. libnan1 Avatar
    libnan1

    Rifi stressed that “there is a major responsibility on the military and security forces in maintaining security and order …” yeah also the military should NOT protect corrupt people like you and Salam, as matter of fact the military should arrest you and put you in the same cell with Assir.

    Rifi you are a skunk. You and Salam look like my dick with a condom on it.

    1. O Avatar
      O

      you must have a good memory, coz the last time you saw your dick was in 1967

    2. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      Hey libnan1, who did you vote for in the tayyar elections?

      1. master09 Avatar
        master09

        The one that gave the most money.

  4. Reasonableman Avatar
    Reasonableman

    Hezblshayton – lets block building another airport in akkar.
    Hezblshayton – lets block building a waste dump in akkar.

    Whoever in the north is giving legitimacy to HA and FPM for walking out of meetings of building the waste dumo in sirar just remember they these devils also blocked the airport akkar needs to lift its face for their own benefits.
    Although some elements of the protesters and their demands are beneficial, the cons outweigh the pros on the subject of fairness and unity as the protests have been tampered with and hi-jacked.

    Hezblshayton-
    1. They can’t store their intelligence inside an akkar based airport like they have at rafik hariri airport.
    2. They only blocking talks of building waste management to keep the european ideaological inspired protests which they have perverted for the benefit of themselves bringing down legitimacy of internal security.

    I am ibn akkar and the first to reject taking beiruts rubbish

    1. O Avatar
      O

      no wonder they are called “resistance “

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