Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary contacted by phone researcher Mohammad Shamseddine on Monday who was attacked during Sidon’s beach chaos yesterday. 

Makary seized the opportunity to remind that "freedom of expression and belief is guaranteed by the constitution.”

“It is unfortunate that the whole world is heading towards openness and promoting freedom of belief, while we find ourselves in Lebanon lurking in some corners of isolation and extremism,” Makary said as commenting on the dispute that occurred in Sidon beach on Sunday as a group of people prevented women from donning ordinary beachwear. 

Makary called on the security forces to “hold the perpetrators accountable, lest this unfortunate phenomenon be repeated.”