Al -Qaa Municipality: Stop this farce immediately!

The mayor of Al -Qaa Bashir Matar stressed that “it is natural for the Lebanese citizen and resident in Lebanon to move freely between the Lebanese regions, such as moving from Baalbek to Zahle or from Jbeil to Jounieh or vice versa, without any control or registration by the authorities. This is an indisputable right for all Lebanese and residents on Lebanese soil.

Matar added in a statement: “But it differs when it is related to the transfer between Lebanon and Syria, whether it is for the Lebanese or the Syrians. When the Syrian or some Lebanese move from Lebanon to Syria or vice versa without control or registration and without the knowledge of the security and administrative authorities, this chaos and chaos becomes rejected. This is what happens daily and we see with the mother of the eye, without being able to completely or almost completely prevent it. ”

He pointed out that “after the fall of the former Syrian regime, the border between the two countries collapsed with it. While we were hoping for the Syrians to return to their country, we find that the reality came completely in violation. After the Israeli aggression and in the early days of the collapse of the Syrian regime, the Lebanese authorities facilitated the exit of the Syrians from Lebanon without registration or scrutiny, and no lists or database were organized to be raised to the High Commissioner for Refugees, which led to the failure to remove the displacement of them and the continuation of the financial support allocated to them, which would prevent their return to Lebanon.

He said: “Today, we are witnessing daily the return of thousands of Syrians who were residing in Lebanon, in addition to new expatriates, as they announce that the main reason for their return is the need for work, the difficult economic and living situation in Syria. But what if the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate and did not settle in security, economic, social, or constitutional? Will the Syrians invade the “Governorate of Lebanon?”, Noting that “the continuation of the situation as it is will make the Lebanese regret, and will not compensate them for the gains that some of this two chaos are compensated,” considering that “it is clear that there is an interest in the” deep state “or” the state of companies “or” the state of corruption “in the continued smuggling of hydrocarbons from Lebanon to Syria. The methods used in this smuggling are exposed and exposed.

He asked: “How is it possible that the fuel stations in a specific area import 100 thousand liters per month at the best of the conditions, while a million liters are imported daily on its name to this particular region? And how can dozens of tanks pass daily on the barriers on the pretext that they possess official bills issued by companies to provide the stations, while other tanks pass through the ways of surfing and return empty from Syria in broad daylight on the international road, without anyone asking them from where they came from and what did they do with their load? ”

He continued: “Let us assume that we have not seen it at night, and if we buried our heads in the sand and believe this novel, does he ask how these huge quantities are spent and where they are stored? At a time when these tanks are the roads and public and private properties and lead to their destruction, and when they are intercepted and the sound is raised, the issue takes a sectarian, political and regional dimension.

Matar declared that “regarding the great central decision to export fuel to Syria, we suggest monitoring this export and restricting it to fuel and organizing it in a transparent manner that allows everyone to work and benefit from it in a legal way, instead of throwing responsibilities and disavowing them and holding the authorities and devices on the ground responsible The other through illegal crossings under this pretext. Let the officials realize that smuggling funds are used to buy receivables, consciences and lands, and to encourage illegal construction, which will hinder any attempt to demarcate the borders and adjust them in the future, and thus the continuation of problems and the demand of everyone from individuals and areas to benefit from this corrupt reality, “noting that” keeping illegal crossings is open to cross people and smuggled materials due to the smuggling of fuel legislation is a crime against the country And his family. ”

And he added: “We, the children of this land, who see the tanks pass through our roads and streets. We ask: Where is our economic, security, political and strategic interest in this chaos? What did we benefit and benefit from? While the state, companies, and smugglers make money, we find ourselves paying the price of diesel at high prices, and some homes do not have the ability to heat, while civil defense centers and government hospitals suffer from a lack of an accountable, but not limited to the capabilities. We demanded and appealed to us previously, and we said it was a temporary period and pass. We waited for the entire state from the state to control the borders as it should and put an end to this chaos, but the smuggling economy seems stronger than its decision.

Matar concluded by saying: “Stop this farce immediately, and do not carry us the burdens of a central decision that we do not know from the beneficiary. Let everyone know that the tanks that pass on the barriers from Beirut to the bottom and to any other border area are for smuggling, smuggling and smuggling! Likewise, entry and exit to and from Lebanon, especially for people, takes place without control or control of the competent authorities, and on your eyes, merchant.