Nasrallah: Corruption Battle Sacred Like Resistance and We're Not Seeking Revenge

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Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announced Friday that the anti-corruption fight is “as sacred as” his group's military resistance against Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon.

“Today more than ever, there is national consensus on fighting corruption,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech marking the anniversary of the establishment of the Hizbullah-affiliated Islamic Resistance Support Association.

“The remarks voiced by the Finance Ministry's director general should be looked into by the judiciary,” Nasrallah pointed out, referring to Alain Bifani's press conference about the issue of the state's financial accounts between the years 1993 and 2017.

“Hizbullah would be a hypocrite party if it ignores the financial accounts file and anyone who seeks to sideline this file would be a hypocrite,” Nasrallah said.

Noting that tackling this file is the “correct beginning” seeing as it is “the most important” in the anti-corruption battle, Hizbullah's leader said a “suspicious financial situation persisted between the years 1993 and 2017.”

“You can expect everything from Hizbullah in this battle because it is necessary and is related to the survival of the state and the country,” he pledged.

“Do not bet that we will be scared and do not try to intimidate us with threats of a sectarian strife,” he added.

“Anyone who has evidence against us can resort to the judiciary,” Nasrallah went on to say in response to accusations that Hizbullah is involved in corruption.

He added: “Do not bet that we will despair. We know that the battle is difficult and we do not expect results within months. We do not care about insults and accusations and we're used to them.”

“This is one of our central battles. We tell everyone not to bet on our exhaustion. We have never grown tired,” Nasrallah boasted.

Apparently referring to the controversy involving ex-PM Fouad Saniora and MP Hassan Fadlallah's remarks about the financial corruption file, Nasrallah denied claims that his party is “seeking political vengeance against certain politicians and parties.”

“This is untrue,” he underscored.

“The corrupts and the thieves will be punished and the counter-attack is normal,” Nasrallah noted, adding that “the corrupts in Lebanon and the thieves will stand in the face of this battle and will try to defend themselves.”

He stressed: “We don't want to be alone in this battle but we are not afraid to stay alone.”

“Anyone who has evidence and documents related to financial corruption will be supported by us. We support anyone who makes a move in this battle,” Nasrallah added, noting that Hizbullah is not “competing against anyone in this battle.”

He clarified: “We are only keen on the ultimate goal and we are not seeking political gains. We want to recover the state's funds.”

“We are in a necessary, important and national battle against corruption that is not less sacred than the resistance's battle against occupation,” Nasrallah added.

Clarifying the timing of his party's endeavor against corruption, Nasrallah said: “Lebanon is precious to us and we are among the Lebanese who have offered hefty sacrifices and blood for the sake of the country, so we cannot stand idly by in order not to irritate some parties.”

Warning that any financial collapse in Lebanon represents an “existential threat” to everyone, Hizbullah's leader emphasized that claims that his party “wants to take the state's money” are baseless.

As for the issue of the U.S. sanctions on Hizbullah and the latest British measure against the party's political wing, Nasrallah said: “The resistance axis has triumphed in all countries and they are imposing sanctions on us because we have defeated their scheme.”

“More countries will put Hizbullah on their terror lists and we are aggrieved but strong,” he underlined.

“The resistance axis is standing in the face of (U.S. President Donald) Trump and his son-in-law (Jared) Kushner's 'deal of the century' plans,” Nasrallah added, referring to a reported U.S. plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“The resistance axis is triumphing across the region,” Nasrallah boasted.

Timeline
  • 08 March 2019, 16:39

    Nasrallah: We must continue the battle against corruption to preserve our country.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:32

    Nasrallah: Today more than ever, there is national consensus on fighting corruption.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:28

    Nasrallah: The remarks voiced by the Finance Ministry's director general should be looked into by the judiciary.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:26

    Nasrallah: General Michel Aoun was the first to tackle this file prior to being elected president.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:25

    Nasrallah: Hizbullah would be a hypocrite party if it ignores the financial accounts file and anyone who seeks to sideline this file would be a hypocrite.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:23

    Nasrallah: Tackling this file is the correct beginning seeing as it is the most important.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:22

    Nasrallah: A suspicious financial situation persisted between the years 1993 and 2017.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:20

    Nasrallah: You can expect everything from Hizbullah in this battle because it is necessary and is related to the survival of the state and the country.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:19

    Nasrallah: Do not bet that we will be scared and do not try to intimidate us with threats of a sectarian strife.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:18

    Nasrallah: Anyone who has evidence against us can resort to the judiciary.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:17

    Nasrallah: Do not bet that we will despair. We know that the battle is difficult and we do not expect results within months. We do not care about insults and accusations and we're used to them.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:16

    Nasrallah: This is one of our central battles. We tell everyone not to bet on our exhaustion. We have never grown tired.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:13

    Nasrallah: They are alleging that we are seeking political vengeance against certain politicians and parties, but this is untrue.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:13

    Nasrallah: They will seek to push us into despair, the same as they tried during our battle against occupation.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:12

    Nasrallah: The corrupts and the thieves will be punished and the counter-attack is normal.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:11

    Nasrallah: The corrupts in Lebanon and the thieves will stand in the face of this battle and will try to defend themselves.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:10

    Nasrallah: We don't want to be alone in this battle but we are not afraid to stay alone.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:07

    Nasrallah: Anyone who has evidence and documents related to financial corruption will be supported by us.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:07

    Nasrallah: We support anyone who makes a move in this battle.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:06

    Nasrallah: We are not competing against anyone in this battle.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:06

    Nasrallah: We are only keen on the ultimate goal and we are not seeking political gains. We want to recover the state's funds.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:05

    Nasrallah: We are in a necessary, important and national battle against corruption that is not less sacred than the resistance's battle against occupation.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:05

    Nasrallah: It is totally baseless that we are seeking political vengeance.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:03

    Nasrallah: We consider ourselves to be in a righteous, important and sacred battle.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:02

    Nasrallah: Lebanon is precious to us and we are among the Lebanese who have offered hefty sacrifices and blood for the sake of the country, so we cannot stand idly by in order not to irritate some parties.

  • 08 March 2019, 16:00

    Nasrallah: Any financial collapse represents an existential threat.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:56

    Nasrallah: Claims that we want to take the state's money are baseless.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:55

    Nasrallah: We manage to collect and donate two million dollars to the Yemeni people.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:52

    Nasrallah: The resistance will increase in strength, presence and influence.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:52

    Nasrallah: We triumphed in the July War and in Syria as our enemies were waiting for us to be defeated.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:51

    Nasrallah: They will not manage to break our resolve.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:50

    Nasrallah: We must be resilient and strong and they will be disappointed. They will not manage to impoverish or besiege us. Our supporters will continue to back us, be them countries or our people.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:49

    Nasrallah: They think that the financial siege will make us collapse.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:49

    Nasrallah: They are trying to weaken us.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:47

    Nasrallah: The resistance axis has triumphed in all countries and they are imposing sanctions on us because we have defeated their scheme.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:44

    Nasrallah: The Israelis are scared and frightened and they don't to wage any war.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:43

    Nasrallah: The resistance axis is standing in the face of Trump and his son-in-law Kushner's “deal of the century” plans.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:42

    Nasrallah: The resistance axis is triumphing across the region.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:38

    Nasrallah on sanctions: We are aggrieved but strong.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:36

    Nasrallah: More countries will put Hizbullah on their terror lists.

  • 08 March 2019, 15:34

    Nasrallah: We pride ourselves in anyone who has supported the resistance financially.

Comments 18
Thumb EagleDawn 08 March 2019, 15:48

The day this evil iranian sectarian terrorist is brutally and violently murdered is the day we celebrate our true independence.

Thumb rolfmao. 09 March 2019, 00:07

Mystic, you mean this 11 billion dollars?
https://vimeo.com/322234941

It turns out, Hizbullah is a hypocrite party, at least according to remarks voiced by the Finance Ministry's director general a Aounist. Or maybe Fadlallah and Nasrallah where just exercising Takiya.

Thumb liberty 09 March 2019, 06:38

I heard it was 11.12 billion dollars $.

Missing greatpierro 09 March 2019, 09:39

What about all the money taken away from the state due to khizballah traffic at the borders

Thumb janoubi 08 March 2019, 16:10

Nasrallah: The resistance axis has triumphed in all countries and they are imposing sanctions on us because we have defeated their scheme.

So you defeated them and they still have the power to impose sanctions on you?!:) What a victory!

Thumb janoubi 08 March 2019, 16:12

Nasrallah: We are in a necessary, important and national battle against corruption that is not less sacred than the resistance's battle against occupation.

This is the guy who is a terrorist, criminal, sponsors drug dealers, smuggled goods and money laundering, yet he is fighting corruption.

Thumb justin 08 March 2019, 16:24

Nasrallah: Anyone who has evidence and documents related to financial corruption will be supported by us.

Can he tell us who is smuggling iranian iron bars through syria and benefiting from it?

Thumb justin 08 March 2019, 16:28

Nasrallah: A suspicious financial situation persisted between the years 1993 and 2017.

So he is appointing himself as judge and jury while during the same time period he and his terror party are accused of carrying out numerous assassinations of Lebanese political leaders. What a joke!

Thumb ashtah 08 March 2019, 16:34

Nasrallah: General Michel Aoun was the first to tackle this file prior to being elected president.

"General Aoun and two of his close aides have taken refuge at the French Embassy here for the last 10 months, avoiding the risk of prosecution on charges of embezzling $35 million in public funds between 1988 and 1990."

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/18/world/amnesty-to-allow-rebel-general-to-flee-lebanon.html

Thumb ex-fpm 08 March 2019, 16:58

Nasrallah: A suspicious financial situation persisted between the years 1993 and 2017.

lol, he conveniently ignored 1988-1990:)

Thumb marcus 08 March 2019, 16:50

Nasrallah: Today more than ever, there is national consensus on fighting corruption.

the @POS should know there is national consensus to put him on trial and call for his execution.

Thumb marcus 08 March 2019, 16:56

Nasrallah: The remarks voiced by the Finance Ministry's director general should be looked into by the judiciary.

What about the Judiciary looking into the evidence of your criminal acts including all the assassinations and massacres you and your terror party committed. Oh, Saints do not answer to the judiciary.

Thumb justice 08 March 2019, 17:30

Nasrallah: We must continue the battle against corruption to preserve our country.

This is not your country ya irani. Go to iran and be all the shia you want to be.

Thumb galaxy 08 March 2019, 17:37

نصرالله: نحن جنود وضباط كل من يكافح الفساد

:))))))))))))))))))))))))))!!!

Thumb Mrknowitall 08 March 2019, 17:53

Nabih Berri is the speaker of Parliament since 1993. Hezballah and allies have been in Parliament since 1993. The Parliament is the legislative body of government tasked with overseeing the government and it's spending via hearings, scrutiny and inquiries. What has the Lebanese Parliament done under Berri? How many years did Berri close down the Parliament just because the Iranian militia's weapons allows him to? Why are so many bills submitted by successive governments since 2005 kept in Berri's drawers and never submitted to the full Parliament for study? Is Nasrallah going to look at the Syrian occupation's hand in the corruption and thievery the state's money? Will Nasrallah hold himself accountable for the billions dollars that his 2006 war directly and indirectly cost the Lebanese state and people?

Thumb Knight 08 March 2019, 19:39

"Corruption Battle Sacred Like Resistance "

So will weapons be used in this battle?

Thumb warrior 09 March 2019, 02:31

Go liberate Shebaa Farms ya Irani before you open your mouth and call yourself resistance.

Thumb liberty 09 March 2019, 06:39

That's what resistance is all about: fight corruption inside and commit massacres outside while allegedly the 'zionist' enemy still occupies Lebanese land.