The president of the Courant Patriotique Libre Gébran Bassil ruled out any Iranian occupation of Lebanon and called for the departure of the governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé while several court cases were filed against him abroad, during a speech since Kfardebian.
“Today they want to convince you that a new occupation has arrived in Lebanon, which is the Iranian occupation, but if there is an Iranian occupation, we will be the first to face it as we faced it. Israeli or Syrian occupation “, notes Gébran Bassil, estimating that there is no Iranian presence in Lebanon” because nobody can occupy our culture, our religion or our faith. Nobody can occupy or walk on this land and these mountains “.
He also indirectly attacked the leader of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea, accusing him of being financed from abroad, alluding to Saudi financing, to be a tool for these countries. “They kill when asked and they approve policies such as the overthrow of Orthodox (electoral) law and the powers of the president,” referring to the shooting in Tayyouneh in early November during a demonstration in front of the Beirut court of justice.
Gébran Bassil also estimated that the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun had to face during his mandate with bad financial policies which threatened to deny Lebanon. It was a question of liberating the state from the political regime which has governed Lebanon since the 1990s, but also from the financial regime which remains today and which would be headed by the governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé.
“The lie of pegging the exchange rate is over and they can not do magic after today,” he said, referring to the policy of maintaining the parity anchored to the dollar since 1997 before call for the departure of the governor of the BdL, recalling that he is the subject of legal proceedings against him in 7 countries for embezzlement and money laundering.
Gébran Bassil also accused his political opponents of having prevented the implementation of the restructuring plan for the public electricity sector or the establishment of a financial policy limiting expenditure before mentioning the presence of a major Syrian refugee community.
“Their plan to control the country has fallen, naturalization (of Palestinian refugees) has dropped and the integration of displaced Syrians has declined, as Syria rises and Syrians will return home. The project to allow terrorism to enter from the mountains failed and it was we who prevented them, ”he concluded.
