The attempt to evacuate the building, based on a lawsuit from its owners, came shortly after the Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam Al-Mawlawi, confirmed that the relevant agencies had taken “exceptional measures” to ensure security in various areas and “remove encroachments on public and private property in Beirut“.
The security forces attempted, based on a judicial decision, to evacuate the building located in Hamra Street The main force was destroyed, amid a heavy deployment of army units in the place.
This included clashes and stampedes with the building’s residents, a number of whom refused to leave, blocked the main road and pushed waste containers into the middle of the street to the sound of angry protest chants.
After a response, the Internal Security Forces announced in a statement that, “After a large number of objectors gathered, the Public Prosecutor called and advised them to give them an additional 48 hours to evacuate him.” Based on the call, security forces left the place.
Beirut Mayor Abdullah Darwish said that the building is “private property, and its owners have filed a lawsuit with the cassation public prosecutor to evict it.”
With more than a million people displaced from their homes in… Lebanon On the beat Israeli raidsAfter a meeting with security personnel and administrators to discuss the security situation, the Minister of the Interior confirmed that the Gendarmerie Command and the Beirut Police are “addressing the problems resulting from displacement and preventing attacks on public and private property.”
