Jumblat Ends Mission of Security Forces Appointed for his Protection
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has asked authorities to end the mission of security forces who were protecting his Mukhtara mansion in the Shouf mountains.
On Sunday, Jumblat held a lunch banquet in honor of the security group that was formed three years ago to protect him.
The PSP leader thanked the officers for their efforts in the past three years, saying that he considered "the consolidation of police stations in Shouf" as a priority.
Jumblat also lauded the army and Internal Security Forces for their "efforts to protect civil peace and internal stability in addition to discovering Israeli spy cells and organizing parliamentary elections in one day."
Sources close to Jumblat hoped that the PSP leader”s move would be an incentive for other officials to withdraw exaggerated number of guards.
The sources told As Safir newspaper in remarks published Monday that such guards and security forces could be useful in consolidating security in the country.