FPM asks members to boycott Sar el Waqt show

The Free Patriotic Movement asked Tuesday its members and officials to boycott the Sar el Waqt show, after a heated argument escalated into a large fistfight last week in the studio of the popular political talk show hosted by journalist Marcel Ghanem.

“After the flagrant attack on the young men and women of the FPM in the Sar el Waqt show, by the MTV security guards, all FPM officials and activists are required to abide by the decision to boycott the program, whether they are participating as guests or as audience members," the statement said.

The statement added that all FPM officials must obtain permission, report and coordinate the content of any media appearance.

Ghanem was forced to interrupt the broadcast on Thursday night, while the fight continued outside the studio, at the premises of the MTV building in Naccache.

The MTV security guards reportedly fired into the air and the army intervened and stopped the clash.

MTV said it will no longer receive FPM supporters in Sar el Waqt studio but that FPM officials and MPs were welcome to participate in the show as guests.