Suleiman Urges Disciplinary Authorities to Deal with Violations in State Institutions
President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday called on the country's regulatory and disciplinary bodies to carry out their role regarding violations taking place in state institutions and municipalities.
Suleiman headed a meeting for the disciplinary committee for municipalities, which was attended by Caretaker Premier Najib Miqati, Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, the director-general of the presidency, Dr. Antoine Shuqair, and head of the Higher Disciplinary Committee Judge Marwan Abboud.
A Baabda palace statement said Suleiman was briefed on the work that the disciplinary committee for municipalities has carried out since its establishment almost a year ago.
The president urged the body, in addition to the other disciplinary committees, to carry out their duties.
He said the adoption of an administrative decentralization law, along with the prerogatives that it gives to local authorities necessitates efforts to put municipal officials in the picture of accountability.
The conferees agreed to follow up the implementation of a circular issued by the caretaker PM on the necessary measures to implement the law against violators.
The meeting was preceded by closed-door talks between Suleiman and Miqati who discussed the latest developments and the president's visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Meanwhile, Charbel issued a circular on Wednesday, saying the monitoring of construction and the end of building violations lies on both the municipalities and the Internal Security Forces.
He called for disciplinary measures against officials who issued illegal licenses without technical inspection.
Charbel had previously said it was the duty of the municipalities not the police to deal with construction violations.
He later issued a circular to allow the ISF to take over the task of cracking down on illegal construction after municipalities failed to do so and several of them gave licenses to builders that the police deemed illegal.
But the measures led to protests in several areas and to disagreements whether some buildings under construction were legal or not, resulting in Wednesday's circular.
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