Today, Sunday, the Minister of Interior in the caretaker government, Raya Al-Hassan, asked the leadership of the Internal Security Forces to conduct a quick and transparent investigation to identify those responsible for the clashes that took place on Saturday night in the vicinity of the parliament and in the streets of Beirut between the security forces and citizens.
The minister called the demonstrators to "be alert to the presence of parties trying to exploit or address their rightful protests with the aim of reaching a clash between them and members of the security forces that are working to protect them and protect their right to demonstrate, for the sake of political goals."
Dozens of demonstrators were wounded in central Beirut during night confrontations with the security forces, interspersed with tear gas and rubber bullets, and it is the most violent since the start of the protest movement calling for the departure of the political class two months ago.
The confrontations began with the Parliamentary Guard of the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and the riot police fighting the demonstrators who tried to penetrate the barriers set on a street leading to Al-Najma Square with batons and severe beatings.
The demonstrators responded by throwing rocks at the security forces and shouting at her, Libri and Hariri.
Consultations
Demonstrators and activists on the communication sites circulated video clips showing masked persons or civilian clothes, brutally demonstrating the demonstrators and dragging others on the ground after suffering fainting situations.
These confrontations took place before consultations supposed to be held by President Michel Aoun tomorrow with the parliamentary blocs to nominate a prime minister, at a time when demonstrators oppose the appointment of the outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri, demanding a specialist government independent of the political authority.
On the other hand, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called on political radio (in Lebanon) to take action because "the country is in a critical situation."
The protests began on October 17, against the backdrop of the difficult economic situation, and aim to hold accountable what the protesters describe as corrupt within the authority, and to recover the looted money.