The Free Patriotic Movement's Jezzine judicial body said the flyers distributed against the amnesty law were part of a declared political campaign, not an anonymous intimidation operation.
The Free Patriotic Movement rejected the position taken by deputy Samir al-Asmr regarding flyers distributed in Jezzine objecting to the general amnesty law. The party said the leaflets formed part of a public political campaign rather than what it termed a source-unknown intimidation operation.
The movement's youth sector distributed the flyers across several Lebanese regions in protest against the amnesty law and the votes of lawmakers who supported it. The leaflets were designed as judicial records for deputies backing the legislation, framed as political opposition to what the party considers a law that included convicted offenders involved in killing military personnel and security forces members.
The phrase 'by blood' used in the materials was a symbolic reference to the blood of fallen servicemen, the movement said, rejecting any characterisation of the campaign as a security threat.
The movement disputed efforts to treat the matter as a security issue rather than political debate and accountability. It stated that questioning a deputy's vote or position taken in parliament falls within legitimate political activity.
The movement told al-Asmr he was entitled to object to the flyer content and respond politically, and could approach competent authorities if he had evidence of an actual threat. However, it stressed that his parliamentary vote was a public matter and citizens and political forces had the right to hold him accountable for it.
It posed questions about al-Asmr's reasons for voting in favour of the amnesty law and his stance on objections raised against it, saying political work is met with position, argument and response, not by shifting every political objection to security channels.
The movement concluded by stating that political accountability cannot be met by summoning security forces, and those taking positions in parliament must be prepared to face political challenge before public opinion.
