Fahmi's media office denies security decision to break up protest in Beirut
28 كانون الثاني 2020 16:24
The Media Office of Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi issued a statement denying what is being said on social media of a security decision issued by the minister to break the sit-in in Beirut downtown tonight, indicating that the removal of iron barriers at the entrances to the Martyrs Square aimed at facilitating traffic in the capital.
"The Minister affirms the freedom to demonstrate peacefully and express opinion, which is a right guaranteed by the constitution and the laws in force," the statement read.