Jezzine district deputy Saeed Al-Asmar has revealed the distribution of anonymous flyers targeting several deputies in Jezzine's towns and villages. This comes as similar flyers reportedly appear in Jounieh. The images and information have been forwarded to security forces, urging them to identify those responsible.
The Jezzine cadre in the 'Free Patriotic Movement' clarified in a statement, in response to deputy Saeed Al-Asmar's stance, that the disputed flyers are part of a campaign organized by the movement's youth sector across various Lebanese regions. This is a protest against the General Amnesty Law and the deputies supporting it. The flyers include images styled as judicial records for deputies who backed the amnesty law, serving as a political protest against a law the movement claims covers convicts, criminals, and terrorists, including those involved in attacks on military and security personnel, highlighting the phrase 'in blood' symbolizing military martyrs' sacrifices.
The statement continued: "Therefore, we find it surprising to shift the issue from its natural place - political debate and accountability - to a security path, portraying a declared political campaign as an anonymous intimidation operation. We tell deputy Saeed Al-Asmar: you have the right to disagree with the flyers' content and respond politically, and to resort to the relevant authorities if you have evidence of a genuine threat. However, your stance and your vote in Parliament are public matters, and citizens and political forces have the right to question and criticize you. The unanswered question, though, is not who distributed the flyers, but why did deputy Saeed Al-Asmar vote in favor of the amnesty law and what's his justification to Jezzine's residents and families of military martyrs for the objections raised? Political action doesn't involve demanding investigations into every objecting position; it involves facing position with position, argument with argument, and response with response."
It concluded: "In Jezzine, political accountability cannot be met with security calls. Those who vote in Parliament should be prepared to confront the public with their positions."