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President Aoun received the financial responsibility permits from the President and members of the Constitutional Council.
President Aoun received the financial responsibility permits from the President and members of the Constitutional Council.
08/01/2021

President Aoun: “The Constitutional Council should interpret the constitution, not just monitor the constitutionality of laws”.
 
The President asserted the need to address the issue of gaps in the texts that define the authority of the ministers by creating texts that prevent any confusion in the course of their work.
 
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, considered that “The role of the Constitutional Council should not be limited to monitoring the constitutionality of laws, but also to interpret the constitution according to what was mentioned in the reforms mentioned in the National Accord Document approved in Taif in 1989”.
The President also saw that it is normal that the Constitutional Council, when considering the constitutionality of laws, to interpret the Constitution because laws are issued in accordance with specific constitutional rules and translate the intention of the legislator based mainly on the provisions of the constitution.
President Aoun’s stances came while meeting the President of the Constitutional Council, Judge Tannous Meshleb, and members of the Council.  
The President of the Republic received permits of the financial assets of judges, according to the Illicit Enrichment Law.
During the meeting, which was attended by the Director General of the Presidency of the Republic, Dr. Antoine Choucair, Judge Meshleb presented the council’s work despite the conditions which the country is going through with the spread of the Corona pandemic.
For his part, President Aoun welcomed the delegation and extended his condolences on the death of late Elias Abu Eid, a member of the Council, appreciating the Council's efforts despite current circumstances.
Then, the President discussed general conditions, the work of public administrations and institutions, and other ministerial affairs, pointing out that there are gaps in the texts which define the authorities of ministers, especially those who fail to implement the law and refrain from implementing Cabinet decisions and those of the State Council, in addition to freezing decrees that establish rights for those who deserve it, which is contrary to any legal or constitutional text.  
President Aoun finally called for addressing this issue because it negatively affects the interests of the state and citizens at the same time, by creating texts that prevent any confusion in the course of the ministers’ work.