The General Directorate of State Security – Department of Information, Guidance and Public Relations issued the following statement: “There was news in one of the media outlets stating that a member of the General Directorate of State Security had been arrested on suspicion of corruption, and the news continued that he had been released following political interventions. Therefore, the Directorate clarifies that The aforementioned news is false, and that the element, Muhammad Othman, is the first qualified retiree since 6-6-2022 and no investigation has been conducted with him, and it asks all respected media outlets to review them before publishing any news, for the interest of media credibility, which is a noble goal. For every pen holder in Lebanon.