The Phalange Party
condemned on Monday the security forces’ “spiteful” actions against the
Phalange Party and National Liberal Party student rally on Saturday, saying
that the demonstrators were expressing their opinions peacefully and under the
rule of law.
It said in a statement
after its weekly politburo meeting: “The security forces’ practices are
reminiscent of the actions of the security apparatus the ruled Lebanon in the
past.”
It demanded that the
strictest of punishments be taken against the perpetrators, hoping that the
investigations would reach the authority that ordered the use of violence.
The party vowed to its
students that it will maintain its mission to ensure the rise of the civil
state and confront attempts to distort Lebanon’s history.
Clashes broke out on
Saturday between the Phalange Party and National Liberal Party students and
security forces as the former were protesting against the new history book that
is being examined by government.
Phalange Party MP Sami
Gemayel has criticized the book, saying that it has been selective in
recounting the country’s history.
Addressing the influx of
Syrian refugees into Lebanon over the crisis in their country, the Phalange
Party urged the government to “carefully deal with border crossings and take
immediate action to control them.”
It also urged it to hold
a census to determine the number of refugees, saying that the government should
cater to the safety of peoples or groups that are suffering from political,
security, or military instability as is the case in Syria.
Furthermore, the
Phalange Party praised the Mustaqbal Movement’s recent document on the Arab
Spring, saying that this document and Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel’s
charter on the matter should help enforce the idea of partnership in Lebanon.
In January, Gemayel had
unveiled a charter on the Arab Spring, stressing the importance of stability
being reached after the success of the Arab revolts.
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