Jreissati: Jumblat Attack on President Term after Return from KSA Suspicious
Caretaker Justice Minister Salim Jreissati on Friday described as “suspicious” the timing of Druze leader Walid Jumblat's criticism of President Michel Aoun's tenure.
“Your attack on the president's term immediately after your return from the kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) is suspicious,” Jreissati said, addressing Jumblat.
“Why are you trying to implicate the kingdom by hinting that you are carrying out a futile diktat against a tenure whose master is beyond your reach and the reach of your cronies,” Jreissati added.
“The President had described you on Sep. 26, 1997, so check the archives,” the minister went on to say.
And describing Jumblat's son and apparent political heir MP Taymour Jumblat as a “promising” politician, Jreissati accused Jumblat of endorsing and “betting” on “the heavy Syrian presence on our soil.”
Earlier in the day, Jumblat had slammed Aoun's tenure as a “failure” against the backdrop of a row over Syrian refugees and calls for returning them to Syria.
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