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The town of Yanta was buried in Rashaya district, which is regrettable for their slain youths, Tariq Mahmoud Zidan and Yahya Kamil Alaa Al-Din, who were killed two days ago by bullets left while they were in the Shaqqara area in the outskirts of the town of Yanta.
The mass funeral ceremony, which was held in the town’s public hall, was attended by a member of the Democratic Gathering bloc, MP Wael Abu Faour, and a group of sheikhs, clerics, members of the Druze confessional council, mayors, mayors, party officials and delegations from various villages of Rashaya, Bekaa, Hasbaya and Al Jabal.
He spoke at the funeral on behalf of the people of Yanta, the educational Rabie al-Halabi, stressing that we will not allow our youth to be martyrs of treachery and livelihood, calling on the army and security forces to have the active role we have been entrusted with in bearing the responsibility to uncover the circumstances of the criminal operations that afflict Yanta and our neighboring villages and to strive hard to dispel We are ready, under any circumstances, to stand behind it, offering all the required coordination and work, sacrificing everything dearly so that this tragedy does not recur.
And the speech of the Mayor of Yanta, Dr. Khaled Al-Hakim, said: “What is happening in Yanta of killing the best of our youth in this steadfast and patient town on the borders of the homeland and at the borders, makes us put everything in question, and here we ask our judiciary, which we trust, where did the investigations become in the past? He continued, “We trust the Lebanese army and our security and military services, especially since what is happening on the borders requires that our national army have the final say in preserving our security and stability, and before the last farewell on behalf of the residents and expatriates of the town.” We demand the judicial, security and military agencies and all those concerned to uncover the perpetrators and the circumstances of this heinous crime that our safe town is not accustomed to.
We also call on our people and our youth to exercise restraint and show awareness, wisdom and responsibility so that the investigation takes its course quickly so that the blood of our martyrs is not wasted and so that we reach the justice that we all seek, because we are the sons of a state and we live under it and we believe in its care and its role in implementing the law and resorting to a just and equitable judiciary.
Then there were speeches by Sheikh Yusef Al-Rafi’, the imam of the town of Beka, the former mayor of Yanta, Nabil Al-Halabi, the retired colonel Mansour Ashti, and a poem by the poet Nazih Abu Zour.
Abu Faour
Representative Abu Faour, in a speech to him, said: “Yanta, which with all its variations, belongs to one, which is the affiliation of love, morals, diligence and adherence to the law. Beautiful patience, may God help you in this calamity, and you do not deserve it, Brother Kamil.
Yanta, which plunged into the depths of geography, went to the far reaches of Canada and to overseas in search of a livelihood and dignity.
In all the events that have passed, Yanta was never anything but keen on order and security, and unfortunately, for a while, it witnessed many unfortunate events. Beginning with the murder of the slain young man, Yahya Yahya, then God’s peace and providence, the young Uday Abu Qalfouni in the middle of the town, then this crime came today, which confirms that what is happening is no longer a passing matter, but rather enters the door of organized and purposeful crime.
It is on the border and all the border villages in Lebanon are living in similar situations, but this series of organized killings has come to know who is responsible for it.
We have great confidence in the Lebanese Army, and the Lebanese Army, in the person of its commander, General Joseph Aoun, and in the person of its Chief of Staff, Major General Amin al-Aram, and in the person of his officers working in this region. Every time this matter was raised, he received the utmost attention. We are on the border and we know what it has today as a result of the economic and social conditions the country is going through, but we are Lebanese citizens in a Lebanese land and region with Lebanese affiliation and we are the responsibility of the Lebanese state and we are not the responsibility of any other party.
Investigations must come to a conclusion and serious investigations by the army, which we trust, in its leadership, effort and hard work in order to protect this area. But the investigations were long and must reveal the killer.
There are killings and there are killers, whoever the killer is and whatever the circumstances of the killing, and the matter should not stop at some statements that disavow that Tariq is behind in service.
Tariq was honored to belong to the state security apparatus, which we value. If Tarek failed to serve him, he did not fail to fulfill his citizenship, his affiliation, and the responsibility of all the security services. The direction of all the people of the region.
I spoke with the chief of staff, who spoke with the army commander. The area needs a different military security plan, and they promised to take all the measures that guarantee this. We have full confidence in the army and the security services that we resort to to put an end to this criminal series.
This area is Lebanese, and the responsibility for security is the responsibility of the Lebanese military and security services.
Our people in Yanta know the extent of the affection that I have for the people of this village, which I am honored to belong to. Circumstances and suffering, and this is the responsibility of the state and those responsible for alleviating the suffering of the citizens.
It is the responsibility of political leaders to stop manipulating data, counter-statements and arguments that one party throws at another. We need an economic and social rescue, a government and a president to get out of this economic tunnel.
