Who is the number one American man in Lebanon? Why did Riyadh Salameh eliminate fuel subsidies?
The head of the Central Bank of Lebanon, as Washington’s number one man in the country, has removed the fuel subsidy, which is well aware of the consequences.
At a time when the Lebanese are in the midst of an unprecedented economic and livelihood crisis, and some are unable to even afford their basic necessities, the announcement of the elimination of fuel subsidies was a big shock to the Lebanese people.
Elimination of fuel subsidies, a new shock for Lebanese.
Currently, the fuel crisis, along with the drug and food crisis, is one of Lebanon’s main problems, and it was not long before the Lebanese authorities announced an increase in fuel prices amid the crisis, and this action was widely protested by the people.
All of this is happening in Lebanon at the same time as the country’s wide-ranging political stalemate, which began in October 2019 following the resignation of Saad Hariri as Prime Minister, and after the resignation of Hassan Diab’s government in August 2020 following the explosion of the port. Beirut, the only major political event in the country, was Saad Hariri’s nine-month delay in forming a government and then resigning.
But a few days ago, as the Lebanese had hoped to break out of the political stalemate and resolve the economic and financial crises following the election of Najib Mikati as government official, the unilateral decision of Central Bank Governor Riyad Salameh to become the number one man The first is the United States in Lebanon. Once again, it was a big shock for the Lebanese.
The number one man in the United States and the continuing economic challenges in Lebanon.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon has taken this step while expressing his sympathy with the Lebanese people, who are well aware of its catastrophic consequences for the country and the people. Riyad Salameh, who for two years was the only observer of Lebanon’s economic collapse and is not involved in it, claimed that he could not use the country’s essential reserves and that fuel subsidies should be removed; While his corruption cases and illegal actions in smuggling money abroad are not covered. In early February, the Swiss prosecutor’s office accused Riyadh Salameh of “money laundering” of more than $ 300 million. The Swiss prosecutor’s office sent an official letter to the Lebanese Ministry of Justice asking for transparency regarding the transfer of these funds by Riyad Salameh and his brother to Swiss banks on money laundering charges.
Everyone knows that Riyadh Salameh’s legal arguments about eliminating fuel subsidies were no more than an excuse, and the issue goes beyond that. We are talking here about an American project against Lebanon that started a long time ago and has paralyzed the lives of the Lebanese people.
Washington’s number one man in Lebanon is well aware that fuel in Lebanon is driving the country’s economic cycle, and without fuel, people will not even have bread to eat; However, it seems that serving US policy is more important to Riyadh Salameh than the livelihood of his people.
Experts believe that the removal of subsidies for goods and fuel in Lebanon can help the Lebanese economy when the dollar is at a maximum of 6,000 lira, not now that it has reached higher than 20,000 lira.
