In a surprising development, outgoing Interior Minister Suleiman Franjieh took a series of measures against the team of his predecessor Elias Murr, two days after the latter criticized the ministry's performance on security, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper said Friday. According to the newspaper, interim Metn Qaimaqam Marlene Qahwaji, who is close to Murr, was replaced by Aref Bassil, upon Franjieh's orders.Similar measures led to cancelling the contracts of several people who work at the ministry with the World Bank, such as Maria Daribi. Internal Security Forces personnel closed a bingo hall owned by Gerard Torossian, who is close to Murr, in Sin al-Fil, the newspaper reported. Murr expressed surprise at how security chiefs did not resign after the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, saying the lack of security that prevailed with the forming of Premier-designate Omar Karami's cabinet gave Murr a satisfying answer regarding Franjieh's insistence on taking the ministry's portfolio from him. bLast October, Franjieh insisted on having the Interior Ministry, headed by Murr at the time.