MP Ashraf Rifi contracted this afternoon Lebanese Forces Party Chief, Samir Geagea, following the murder of Lebanese citizen Haitham Tawq, and said in a statement: “We emphasized the responsibility of the state apparatuses to arrest and prosecute the murderer, and to deal wisely with the repercussions of the crime…We stressed with Dr. Geagea that the priority is to achieve justice, and we are all confident that the aim of the crime is to cause strife between the regions of Bcharre and Al-Dinnieh, which we will confront because both peoples are neighbors.” Rifi added, “We also confirmed together that we will not pre-empt the investigation before the matter is cleared through a quick, objective and transparent investigation.” “We assure our people in Bcharre that their martyr is the martyr of all Lebanese, and we support their call to arrest and prosecute the murderer,” he underlined. Rifi concluded by offering his deepest condolences to the family of the martyr and to the people of Bcharre, affirming that “hand-in-hand we will preserve coexistence in the region.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon