Lebanese lawmakers sue Hezbollah chief over ‘war threat’ remarks – Middle East Monitor

Lebanese lawmakers and political figures filed a legal complaint Wednesday with the public prosecutor’s office in Beirut, accusing Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem of making statements threatening war and civil strike in the country, Anadolu reports.

The complaint was lodged by lawmakers Ashraf Rifi, Elias Khoury, George Okais, and Camille Chamoun, along with former parliamentarian Eddy Abillammaa and Change Movement Party leader Elie Mahfoud.

On Aug. 15, Qassem said Hezbollah…