Khoja Hits Back at Franjieh: They are Trying to Get Saudis Involved to Achieve Personal Gains
Saudi Ambassador Abdul Aziz Khoja hit back at Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh who accused Saudi Arabia of pumping money into Lebanon to finance the majority March 14 coalition”s election campaign.
Khoja said that the campaign against Saudi Arabia is being led by "Lebanese parties for internal election purposes."
"They are trying to get the kingdom involved in order to achieve personal gains," Khoja said in remarks published Wednesday.
"May God forgive them. We are truly surprised by such statements. I believe who said this … is trying to make the kingdom a party while it is not."
"I accuse Saudi Arabia of financing the other side … this is not secret," Franjieh has said.
Saudi Arabia, according to Franjieh, is "interested in weakening the Christians through pumping in money to some Christians who represent nobody to buy Christian votes … in favor of the Hariri clan."