Saqr: Aoun will Burn his Fingers

Lebanon Now MP Oqab Saqr has accused Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun of relying on militias on the street to achieve his political objectives.

Saqr told the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah daily in an interview published on Friday that Aoun’s latest statements were “very dangerous.” They give an impression that Premier-designate Najib Miqati is his “employee.”

On Wednesday, Aoun warned Miqati against announcing a de facto cabinet, saying such a government was doomed to failure. He also slammed President Michel Suleiman and Miqati for the delay in the cabinet formation.

“We will reach a stage when Aoun will burn his fingers,” Saqr warned saying that the FPM leader would implicate his ally Hizbullah in his plan to resort to the street to “stop the democratic process.”

He advised Miqati to review his mission, which according to Saqr has become a “gamble.” Saqr added that the premier-designate is being held “captive” by Aoun at his residence in Rabiyeh.

The lawmaker told LBCI’s Kalam al-Nass talk show on Thursday night that Syrian accusations against him of providing military and financial support to the country’s opposition were “part of the Syrian regime’s week imagination.”

He unveiled that the Syrian intelligence had hacked his email. “Congratulations. Let them search in it for 10 years and let them tell me if they find anything in it.”

Saqr also advised Damascus and its backer Hizbullah to “stop their childish acts.”