The press office of MP Sethrida Geagea issued on Friday the following statement:

"MP Sethrida Geagea stressed that once again, the Lebanese Forces is subjected to a systematic and programmed campaign. That is no surprise since the Lebanese Forces is engaged in a double battle, the first of which is national sovereignty and the second is linked to transparency and fighting corruption.

"You could not undermine the Lebanese Forces and distort its reputation, even in the darkest of circumstances. We cling to our principled positions, and will not back down no matter how hard the pressures and fabrications were."