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Patriarch Rai: The State is obligated to guarantee people’s safety

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Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al Rai said during the Christmas mass that was held at Bkirki that the state is obligated to guarantee the people’s safety to ensure an arms-free Beirut and arms-free Lebanon.

“The state is obligated to guarantee the people’s safety, gather all arms, and limit security duties to the state, which will therefore ensure an arms-free Beirut and arms-free Lebanon.”

“The state should assign all security and defense duties to the political authorities.” He stressed

His statement comes after Beirut MPs demanded on Monday that Beirut be stripped of all armed groups in order to avert armed clashes that had erupted in the capital in recent years,

Rai also said that the judicial authority should act independently and away from external meddling.

“We look forward to justice that can be exacted by brave and honest judges,” said the patriarch.

“No one can obstruct justice or politicize it,” the patriarch stressed

The mass was attended by several Christian leaders including President Michel Suleiman, former president and current Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, and several other officials.

Suleiman Rai meeting

President Suleiman who held private talks with Patriarch Rai at Bkirki said following the meeting that a parliamentary electoral law should cater to all insecurities in Lebanon and provide equality between its people.

“The Maronite meeting laid the basis for discussions on the electoral law that unite all sects and respect the Taif Accord.”

He was referring to the meeting of the Maronite leaders which was held earlier in December and during which they agreed to adopt the Orthodox gathering proposals on the electoral law which calls on each sect in Lebanon to vote for its candidate in the elections based on proportional representation.

Suleiman also told reporters that national dialogue should be resumed in order to tackle a defense strategy for Lebanon and the fate of the Resistance’s possession of arms.

“All sides should cooperate with the security authorities to thwart terrorist activity,” said Suleiman

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al Rai said during the Christmas mass that was held at Bkirki that the state is obligated to guarantee the people’s safety. ( photo courtesy Dalati & Nohra)
The Christmas mass was attended by several Christian leaders including President Michel Suleiman, former president and current Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel, Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun, and several other officials. ( photo courtesy Dalati & Nohra)
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2 responses to “Patriarch Rai: The State is obligated to guarantee people’s safety”

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    josephphdman

    dear rai . thanks god now you are saying the right thing ; the lebaneese army should disarms all gangs and terrorrists organizations , as of the army and the state job to defend the country and no one else ; any other claimants are conspirators against lebanon and the lebaneese people , the country will not heal and start moving in the positive direction ,unless the army clean  it up from all illegal weapons ; lebanon loosing billions of dollars because of those terrorrist and gangs who were armed by syria and iran to destabilize lebanon and destroy its economy , most international companies wo,nt make investments in lebanon when they hear one day azzam terrossit launched katucha in the south , the other day hezbollah bomb the french forces , hezbollah kidnapped and killed syrian refugees in the north ,hezbollah invade the sunnis areas and killed 1000 lebaneese sunnis , palestinians are kidnapping lebaneese and shooting and killing people around the camps etc….. all those outlaws should be brought to justice and all illegal arms should be confisticated, so the international companies will be encourage to invest in lebanon when they see stability and a free terrorism country ;

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    dear rai . thanks god now ou are saing the right thing ; the lebaneese arm should disarms all gangs and terrorrists organizations , as of the arm and the state job to defend the country and no one else ; any other claimants are conspirators against the lebanon and the lebaneese people , the countr will not heal and start moving in the positive direction ,unless the army clean  it up from all illegal weapons ; lebanon loosing billions of dollars because of those terrorrist and gangs who were armed by syria and iran to destabilize lebanon and destroy its economy , most international companies wo,nt make investments in lebanon when they hear one day azzam terrossit launched katucha in the south , the other day hezbollah bomb the french forces , hezbollah kidnapped and killed syrian refugees in the north , palestinians are kidnapping lebaneese and shooting and killing people around the camps etc….. all those outlaws should be brought to justice and all illegal arms should be confisticated, so the international companies will be encourage to invest in lebanon when they see stability and a free terrorism country ;

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