Basil's Office Denies Statements Attributed to Mikati: Regrets the Deterioration in Provoking Sectarian Instincts

The media office of the leader of the "Free Patriotic Movement," Deputy Jebran Basil, issued a statement firmly denying the false attribution made by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati regarding the Christian ministers and the sign of the cross. Basil cannot say such a phrase as "not everyone who makes the sign of the cross is Christian." The office expressed regret over the deterioration of the situation in inciting sectarian instincts in pursuit of populism and to bolster a person in light of actions contrary to the constitution and the charter.