Hariri on Martyrs Day: We Hope Lebanon Will Remain a Beacon for Democracy and Freedom

Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri hoped on Friday that Lebanon would remain a beacon for democracy and freedom in the Arab world.

He said on the occasion of Martyrs Day: “Since 2004, Lebanon has been plagued with assassinations, the most notable of which took place on February 14, 2005, with the murder of former Premier Rafik Hariri.”

“The Special Tribunal for Lebanon was not only formed to uncover the truth and achieve justice, but to thwart such crimes from taking place again in Lebanon in the future,” he stressed.

“On this day, we remember the Lebanese journalist martyrs who paid for freedom with their lives. We remember Nassib al-Metni and Riad Taha, the martyrs of freedom and independence Jebran Tueni and Samir Qassir,” he continued.

“These martyrs presented their lives for Lebanon’s freedom, sovereignty, and dignity,” Hariri concluded.