Car of Anba’a newspaper director set on fire

 

Melhem Karam , Chief of the Lebanese Editors Syndicate condemned the attack on the car of Aziz el Matni , director & chief editor of al Anba’a weekly . His car was set on fire today in front of his house in Qornat Shahwan.

 
Al Anba’a is owned by the Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) which is headed by MP Walid Jumblatt, a leading member of the anti-Syrian ruling majority . Jumblatt , considered one of the most outspoken leaders of Lebanon writes a weekly column in this paper.

 

Karam said : “Those who think they can intimidate the press are only dreaming”

 

Karam described the attack on Matni as an attack against the free press and freedom of speech in Lebanon

Karam urged the Lebanese authorities to investigate this crime and to bring to justice those who are behind this ‘cowardly act ‘

 

Lebanese security rushed to scene of the incident and firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

The attack was denounced by many Lebanese leaders :

Saad Hariri called the incident : An attack against Democracy and Freedom in Lebanon”

 

Information Minister Ghazi el Aridi phoned Matni and condemned the incident . He urged the investigative authorities to find the criminals and bring them to justice as soon as possible.