Daryan Hits Out at Aoun, Throws Support behind Diab

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan on Friday hit out at President Michel Aoun over his “hell” remarks as he threw his support behind caretaker PM Hassan Diab in connection with the port blast investigation.

“I advise the President, General Michel Aoun: try to rescue what’s left of your tenure, or else we would be heading toward the worse and toward the bottom of hell, not to hell as you have promised us,” Daryan said at the opening ceremony of a mosque in the Shatila area.

Turning to the issue of Judge Tarek Bitar’s subpoenaing of Diab in the port blast case, Daryan warned that “the Premiership position is not less important or prestigious than any other presidential position in Lebanon.”

“Its respect is a must and we are keen on keeping this position preserved in order to maintain balance among the three presidencies (Presidency, Speakership and Premiership),” the mufti added.

“The targeting of the caretaker PM, Dr. Hassan Diab, is deplorable and alien from the norms of communication and speaking with the Premiership,” Daryan went on to say.

He added: “Let all immunities be lifted through the issuance of a law in this regard by parliament, and let justice take its course properly toward everyone, away from selectivity and malice.”