The Lebanese Civil Protection, which is principally fashioned of volunteers, carried out a sit-in in entrance of the Justice Palace in Beirut to demand data of their destiny and future, and in solidarity with certainly one of their teammates, Iyad Al-Ashqar, who’s detained on the Hammana police station.
Yesterday, throughout a mission, Iyad Al-Ashqar, the motive force of the civil protection, had a site visitors accident with a van on the Chtoura-Baalbek line, which led to the harm of three folks, 2 of whom died immediately.
Iyad was arrested despite the fact that the van driver admitted that he was mistaken and was making a reckless detour. The van driver had escaped from the hospital in a black jeep and was re-arrested at evening by the safety forces.
Youssef Al-Mallah, who spoke on behalf of the Civil Protection, revealed that their automobiles aren’t appropriate for site visitors and that that is the duty of the state. The shortage of funding, tools, mechanic upkeep, and insurance coverage for volunteers exposes them to everlasting dangers whereas finishing up their mission.
“The citizen normally asks for assist. Right now, civil protection personnel should ask for assist,” a civil protection coach stated.
Accordingly, the Lebanese Civil Protection determined to cease their missions on all Lebanese territories till their calls for are fulfilled.
