Salam Follows Up on Detention of Young Men in Mount Lebanon and Condemns Assassination of Al-Alwani in Beirut

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, who is heading the Lebanese delegation at the Climate Summit (COP31) in Antalya, continued to follow up with Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar, Justice Minister Adel Nassar, Prosecutor General Judge Ahmad Rami Al-Haj, and Director General of Internal Security Forces Major General Raed Abdullah regarding the case of the group of young men arrested between Bchriyeh and Batroun highlands. This development raises serious suspicions about the nature of their activities and arouses concern.

Salam affirmed that the era of lack of accountability and "covering up" has ended, clarifying that "the investigations that have begun will have no ceiling except the ceiling of the law."

Salam also strongly condemned the crime of killing former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani in Beirut, praising the efforts made by judicial and security agencies to uncover the circumstances of the crime.

He stressed that "Beirut cannot remain an arena for crime and security laxity," affirming that protecting the security of the capital and the safety of all those present on Lebanese territory is an issue that cannot be compromised.