Hariri: Violating Constitution, Claiming on Premiership Are Unacceptable

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri asserted, Friday, his refusal to accuse the caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab, with charges regarding the Beirut port explosion, considering that the prime minister cannot be blackmailed.

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“Violating the constitution and claiming on the premiership are unacceptable, which is why I came to stand with the prime minister and show solidarity with him,” Hariri wrote on Twitter.

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“It is the families of martyrs' right to know the truth about who killed their children, but transgressing the constitution is not permissible,” he added in another tweet.

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The Lebanese authorities have charged Diab and three ex-ministers with criminal neglect over the huge explosion at Beirut's port that killed more than 200 people.

"The Prime Minister's conscience is clear. He is confident that his hands are clean and that he has handled the Beirut Port blast file in a responsible and transparent manner," according to a statement from Diab's office on Thursday. "Hassan Diab will not allow the Premiership to be targeted by any party."

In the first U.S. comments after Diab’s appointment as prime minister, a senior U.S. official said Washington is ready to help Lebanon “but can do so only when Lebanon’s leaders undertake a credible, visible and demonstrable commitment to reform.” U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale spoke during a visit in Beirut where he met with the president, parliament speaker and caretaker prime minister Hariri.