Berri postpones amnesty session after 'sectarian' protests
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed Wednesday a parliamentary session that was scheduled for Thursday to discuss the amnesty draft law, after "sectarian" protests across Lebanon.
"Despite the efforts made by the parliamentary departments and joint committees to reach a national consensus (on the amnesty law), it has been decided to postpone tomorrow’s session to another date," Berri's office said, adding that Lebanon needs now solidarity and consensus "more than ever".
Sunni Muslim protesters had protested against the draft law across Lebanon, holding portraits of the imprisoned hardline Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir.
Source: Naharnet
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