Mikati says seeking legal exit for Ibrahim's term extension
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has announced that he is seeking a “legal exit” for the issue of extending the term of General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim.
“I have been asked to look for a legal exit regarding the issue of extending Maj. Gen. Ibrahim’s tenure and the search is ongoing,” Mikati said in an interview on al-Jadeed TV.
And noting that he has not talked to Speaker Nabih Berri or Hezbollah about the issue, Mikati said the matter can be resolved by him and the caretaker interior minister and that the move would not require a cabinet session.
Al-Akhbar newspaper meanwhile reported that “Mikati will hold a meeting at the Grand Serail with a number of judges, including Mawlawi, to seek a legal exit for extension.”
Source: Naharnet
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