sequentially The assault on Lebanese banks And the holding of hostages within it occupies a large space in the country’s economic landscape, which imposes restrictions on the withdrawal of depositors of their savings and the recovery plan announced by the government earlier.
In the latest developments, local media reported that Lebanese citizens stormed a commercial bank in the Hazmieh area to ask for their money back: Ibrahim Beydoun, demanding the withdrawal of $ 113,000, and Ali Al -Sahli, who has $ 60,000, and is a retiree from the Domestic Security Forces.
In the same context, the “Lebanese Depositors Association”, an association that defends the rights of depositors, published a tweet on Twitter, in which it claimed that the authorities had cut the electricity to the Credit Bank, where the intruders are located.
In the meantime, news is circulating on the spread of the smell of petrol, which has led some inmates inside the bank to suffer from shortness of breath due to the depositors’ dumping of petrol on the ground and the presence of 6 Molotov cocktails ready for use in the case. where depositors were attacked by security forces.
In another tweet, the association indicated that Hazmieh’s credit bank “will hand over $ 55,000 to depositor Ali Al-Sahli,” explaining that the prosecutor refuses to remove the depositor from the bank and asks security services to arrest him and confiscate the money he got.
Local follow-up of events
The hashtag #Lebanese_Accreditation and #Hazmiyeh top the Twitter platform, and a number of bloggers interacted with what was happening by denouncing the miserable economic situation Lebanon has achieved, calling on officials to implement urgent economic and political reforms to come out of it desolate tunnel.
The “United” page, an alliance of independent anti-corruption lawyers, said that large numbers of army and anti-people forces arrived before the Lebanese Credit Bank, in intense negotiations between the bank’s management and depositors to place an end to the intrusion.
The Lebanese website “An-Nahar” reported that the coastal depositor raised his gun next to a bottle of gasoline, threatening to burn himself, noting that it was not the first intrusion he had made, as he had been stormed by the branch. of the bank in Chtaura and was arrested for hours before his release.
Abdul Karim believed that the assault on the bank was due to corruption and rivalry of officials for political positions, leading to the loss of the state and majority rights, he said.
Last September, raids by depositors prompted banks to close their branches for a week, and then resume work amid strict security measures.
The economic crisis has also prompted Lebanese banks to prevent depositors from getting their savings three years ago, leaving many citizens unable to pay for their basic needs and their children’s education.
And on the impact of the crisis, which the World Bank has ranked among the worst in the world since 1850, it has lost Lebanese pound About 95% of its value against the US dollar.
The Lebanese Depositors’ Association monitored three raids in less than an hour in the first week of last October, as well as one unsuccessful break-in attempt, bringing the number of raids to 16 in recent months.
