Aoun Vows to Resist Judicial “Marginalization”
Head of the Change and Reform bloc Michel Aoun vowed to "strongly resist" the recent judiciary reshuffling saying it was an example of political "marginalization" against his Free Patriotic Movement.
"We reject and will strongly resist… our marginalization," Aoun told As-Safir newspaper.
He added that the judiciary appointments had been political and carried out with "vengeful and marginalizing conduct."
The FPM leader reiterated that the Higher Judicial Council should be an independent body characterized by competence and impartiality. He also added that any future judiciary appointments should be conducted through an internal voting process, outside of the political realm.
Aoun had previously accused Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar of making the new appointments with political interests in mind.