Watch: What Elio’s Father Said to MTV

The father of Elio-Ernesto Abou Hanna recounted to MTV what really happened to his son, saying: “We always hear promises in this country, but the outcome is always the same.”

He added: “I am free to move around my country wherever I want, so why is there an armed faction in the country when the Lebanese army exists?”

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