After the security directors and protesters, Hariri condemns the "attack of Hamra"
Sa'ad Al Hariri
Clashes erupted between demonstrators and the Lebanese security forces, on Tuesday, in front of the Central Bank of Lebanon, amid a protest against the ruling class in the country.
The Beirut Hamra area, near the central bank and the Ministry of the Interior, witnessed violent clashes that continued until dawn between protesters and a riot police force.
Al-Hariri added that he did not want to blame the "attack" of the people's revolution and their anger towards banks, but it was a "black stain" in the forehead of any party or person justifying and covering it.
Al-Hariri considered that "the matter is not related to the defense of the banking system and the governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, who is subjected to a well-known campaign of uprooting objectives.
He pointed out that the issue is frankly related to an attack targeting Beirut and its role as the capital and economic center concerned with the livelihoods of all Lebanese.
Al-Hariri stated that if what is required is to break down the markets and neighborhoods of Beirut in the image of what happened in Hamra and similar to what was previously done in downtown Beirut, "I am from my political, governmental and parliamentary positions, and I will not accept being a false witness on suspicious missions that could take the whole country to ruin." .
"I will not be under any circumstance at the head of a government to cover acts that are rejected and condemned by all standards of morals and politics, and it calls for the judicial movement to pursue those who tamper with the safety of the capital, just as it calls for the army to shoulder their responsibilities in deterring the perpetrators of law and manipulating civil peace," he said.
On Wednesday, the Lebanese authorities announced that 47 members of the Internal Security Forces were wounded, including four officers, while 59 people were arrested in the five-hour clashes in the center of the capital, Beirut.
The demonstrators returned in a number of Lebanese regions, on Tuesday, to gather in protest against the faltering government formation and the intensification of the economic and financial crisis, three months after the launch of unprecedented demonstrations against the political class.