Zeina Akar, on Thursday visited the Military Academy on the occasion of the Army Day on August 1, where she was received by the Academy Commander, Brigadier General P.S.C Georges Saqr, and a number of officers.
During her visit, Minister Akar met with the Academy’s graduating officers and first and second-year student officers as well as military men.
In her delivered word, Akar expressed her pride in the graduating officers and those who are pursuing their military and academic studies, stressing the importance of adhering to the principles of the army as this is the only way to protect the homeland and defend its land, people, security and stability.
The Press Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers has issued the following statement:
Some media outlets reported that caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, refused to give permission to prosecute the Director General of State Security, Major General Tony Saliba, over the Beirut port blast case.
The circulated information is totally false, as the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Republic had sought the opinion of the Legislation and Consultation Authority at the Ministry of Justice, which stated that the Higher Defense Council was the authority entrusted with powers to grant permission, and the judicial investigator was duly informed of the issue. —-PCM Press Office
Source: National News Agency