Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun on Monday defended Hizbullah, its weapons and leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah calling for bestowing parliamentary immunity on him although he is not a lawmaker. Aoun, talking to reporters after the weekly meeting by members of his change and reform bloc, said Hizbullah "is not terrorist, no one has the right to label Hizbullah terrorist. Hizbullah weapons are resistance weapons and we would not give up our points of strength."
| He described Nasrallah as the first Arab leader to have defeated Israel and "they should provide him with parliamentary immunity." He said Nasrallah is the only personality who should be followed. |
However, Aoun said the issue of "Hizbullah weapons should be tackled within the framework of the defense strategy." He urged Speaker Nabih Berri to call for a parliamentary session to ratify the Parliamentary constituencies as agreed during talks in Doha.
He described Nasrallah as the first Arab leader to have defeated Israel and "they should provide him with parliamentary immunity." He said Nasrallah is the only personality who should be followed.
Aoun declared support for the "case of those missing in Syrian jails and those who went missing at home." He said about 600-700 Lebanese citizens are believed missing. "Some of them did not reach Syria."