Berri slams 'corruption system' but warns of campaigns 'targeting resistance'
Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri on Tuesday said he is in favor of “toppling the system of corruption” but warned that some are “exploiting the corruption issue” in order to “target the resistance” and the “values” of Hizbullah and the Amal Movement.
“In the name of the (Shiite) Duo, I say let the judiciary tackle corruption… We will not provide a cover for anyone,” Berri told a Hizbullah-Amal electoral rally via video link.
“They are trying to target our values through the electoral juncture,” Berri warned.
Noting that the current period requires a “calm political rhetoric,” the Speaker lamented that “some have resorted to vile sectarian incitement against the Amal Movement and its achievements and alliances in a suspicious manner.”
“The period after October 17 and the port explosion witnessed abhorrent sectarian incitement against the Amal Movement and the ‘National Duo,’” he added.
And stressing that “the resistance still represents an urgent national necessity,” Berri reiterated that “Muslim-Christian coexistence is a fortune that must be adhered to.”
Source: Naharnet
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