Security appointments: Latest developments
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a meeting Tuesday with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, reportedly over the issue of security appointments.
MTV meanwhile reported that Speaker Nabih Berri “has not permanently given up” his endorsement of Morshed al-Hajj Sleiman for the post of General Security chief, while that the chances of Fawzi Chamoun are “high.”
“No agreements have been reached over the names of the General Security chief and the Internal Security Forces chief,” MTV said.
“The chances of Brig. Gen. Mahmoud Qobrosli for becoming ISF chief have surged, amid reports that an agreement has been reached to name Brig. Gen. Raed Abdallah as head of the (ISF) Intelligence Branch, while the name of Brig. Gen. Khaled al-Sabsabi is still in circulation,” MTV added.
Source: Naharnet
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