Aoun Covering Up for Helicopter Attack
The ruling March 14 coalition on Thursday accused Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun of attacking media outlets in a bid to "cover up" for the helicopter shooting attack that killed Capt. Samer Hanna.
"While little is said by Hizbullah about the downing of a Lebanese army helicopter … Gen. Michel Aoun set out to cover up this outrageous attack on the military institution," a statement by March 14″s General Secretariat said.
March 14 was responding to remarks made Aoun on Wednesday in which he said the Sujud attack on the army helicopter should not reflect on the resistance and the defense strategy.
Aoun also called for suing the French-Language newspaper L”Orient Le Jour for its headline on the Sujud attack, which had said it was a premeditated action by Hizbullah.
He urged intelligence and security agencies to detect culprits in the various attacks that remain unresolved.
Aoun”s "intimidating style will not silence L”Orient Le Jour or other free media outlets," March 14 statement vowed.
"While Aoun is stressing the need to wait for the probe results … he himself has anticipated the results of the investigation, concluding it was a simple accident that could occur in the world and in world armies," the statement said.