Once again, Capital Control is in the House of Representatives’ court. But who guarantees that the people’s representatives will meet before the end of their term in a legislative session to approve it, even if it is amended? President Berri never seemed enthusiastic about the approval of the Capital Controller, and he considers it a necessity and a luxury that is not needed now! Hezbollah’s approach is not much different from Berri’s! The position of the two parties is clear in the cabinet yesterday, as their ministers rejected the Capital Control formula as it was presented, which means that Berri will either try not to pass it in the current term of the House of Representatives, or the duo will vote against it in the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, the International Fund delegation continues its tours of officials. In the information, the IMF delegation stressed to those it met on the need for Lebanon to achieve the reforms it had promised to achieve. The answer was a bit ambiguous. This is a natural matter, as Capital Control is moving between headquarters and its road has been impassable so far, while it is likely that the 2022 budget will not be issued before the current elections. Will the International Monetary Fund raise its hands in surrender from a system that advances its electoral interests and popular benefits over reforming what it has destroyed and embezzled from the country’s goods and people’s money?
Judicially: Three developments emerged today. The first was represented in deferring the first investigative judge in Mount Lebanon, Nicolas Mansour, to question the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, until June, that is, until after the parliamentary elections. Did the Covenant see that it is in its interest not to expose the banking sector to vibration, while it is on the verge of a great electoral entitlement? Or is there a settlement that is being worked on, which does not require cooling the atmosphere and deferring the maturity for more than two and a half months? The second development is related to Judge Mansour’s decision to release Riad Salameh Raja’s brother. However, the Appeal Public Prosecution Office, represented by Ghada Aoun, decided to appeal the decision, leaving Raja in detention. Note that the bail that Mansour requested to release Salama is worth $20 million, and it is the largest bail in the history of Lebanon. Is the amount normal, or is it incapacitating? The third judicial development was represented by MTV’s waging a new battle for media freedoms. Lawyer Mark Habaka demanded that media cases be referred to the Publications Court, not as Judge Ghada Aoun did when she criminally claimed against the station in the person of its chairman, Michel Murr, and on colleague Marcel Ghanem and on lawyer Habqa personally. It is a judicial battle on the surface, but it is political in depth, given that there are judges who move according to the remote control of the authority, even if it leads them to strike media freedoms. Therefore, Lebanese: Be on time on the day of the great due to reject all bad practices, even in the judiciary. Vote heavily, for change is the sound of your voice.. the sound of your voice. And on May 15th, your voice will change.