The following statement was issued by Miriem Skaff, the head of the "Popular Bloc": "In a state of lawlessness and absence of judiciary, we are faced with a law of the jungle. This time, the jungle is represented by arbitrary decisions affecting the Director General of the Ministry of Industry, Dani Jadoun, who, if investigations into the files raised against him since 2019 had taken place, would have seen the court pronounce a decisive word, thus withdrawing from the hands of politicians the opportunity to turn this matter into a political and sectarian bazaar."
Skaff stated in her statement: "We believe that none of the judicial authorities have ruled on a dispute that has been expanding and dominating for years, until the caretaker government intervened, contrary to its powers, in a curious arbitrary decision. This matter does not concern the rights of sects and does not necessitate the mobilization of sectarian sentiments as much as the crisis, at its core, is related to corruption and consequently to the authorities responsible for early accountability and questioning.
And because the situation has become transparent, the caretaker government has gone beyond its necessary and urgent powers, acting in the capacity of the President of the Republic and granting itself a right not conferred upon it regarding appointments, promotions, transferring directors to inspection, and freezing their jobs until their files are decided."
She noted, "It was not surprising for Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government to reciprocate the favor to Minister of Industry Georges Bouchikian, who previously lent them the quorum needed for the government, but political services are one thing and administrative decisions are another; this mix-up should not have been allowed, and the attending ministers in the session should have been vigilant and acted as statesmen."
Skaff added, "However, now that ministerial chaos has spread, it is only the judiciary and its relevant oversight institutions that can decide on this dispute, without politicians volunteering to give testimonials that polish the image of this employee or the history of that minister, nor should religious men interfere in matters of reclaiming the rights of the sect."
Skaff emphasized, "We are not in a position to grant quality certificates on administrative actions, and it is not a matter of slander against a sect or attacking it; justice returns when the judiciary upholds employees whose hands have not been tainted by the corruption of the state. If it appears that they are corrupt, the people, the church, and morals will reject them, and there will be no resurrection for them."
