Bassil lashes out at 'traitors' and 'thieves' on Oct. 13 anniversary
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Thursday slammed Speaker Nabih Berri anew for setting a parliamentary election session on the date of October 13, which is highly sensitive for the FPM.
“We must respect the martyrs of each other and the anniversary, because on this date there were people who died for the sake of legitimacy and the homeland, whereas some were traitorous on this date and they have disrespected the anniversary,” Bassil said, after he laid a wreath on the monument of the unknown soldier.
“October 13 marked the beginning of political resistance through which we managed to regain freedom, sovereignty and independence, whereas they – the political establishment -- were robbing the country,” the FPM chief added.
The FPM had opted to boycott Thursday’s session and the session was adjourned due to lack quorum after Hezbollah’s MPs also decided to boycott the session.
On October 13, 1990, President Michel Aoun, who was the head of a military government, was ousted from the Baabda Palace through a deadly Syrian-led offensive. The FPM holds activities to commemorate the date every year.
Source: Naharnet
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