Cabinet stresses LAF’s role in maintaining security, supports its measures

The cabinet session has ended and a statement supportive of the Lebanese army was issued, whereby the cabinet stressed the role of the army in maintaining security and supported every measure taken by the military institution.      

During the session held in Baabda Palace, President Michel Suleiman said the Akkar incident shook all the Lebanese and that it must be addressed without any ambiguity, for the sake of the army and the country.       

The president rejected any criticism against the judiciary over the arrest or release of any individual and said that any operation is based on information and that the judiciary has the final say concerning the details       

For his part, PM Mikati said that the government has started to seek solutions to the incidents that happened and that civil peace is a red line. He added that the government will not allow that the country be dragged into the unknown and that it insists to carry on with its missions, noting that the campaigns against it will not stop and that the response will be through its actions.        

President Michel Suleiman met with PM Najib Mikati before the session.