Urgent Appeal to Stop the Financial Conspiracy Threatening Depositors and Banks
Lebanese citizens demand accountability and protection for their savings ©Houna Loubnan

Lebanon Pulse published a sharply critical message from a depositor addressed to Nawaf Salam, Yassin Jaber, and Amer Bsat, accusing them of playing a central role in what the text describes as a conspiracy that began before 2019 and has culminated today with severe consequences for depositors and the banking sector.

In the message, the author rejects claims that there is no intention to write off bank deposits, arguing that internal decisions instead appear aimed at wiping out bank capital, bankrupting banks, and ultimately erasing people’s savings. The text alleges submission to the International Monetary Fund and warns against what it calls the sale of the country, its people, and its economy, alongside undermining citizens’ rights.

The statement further claims that the political and economic collapse that began in 2019 was managed by groups close to certain associations, allegedly funded from abroad and supported by certain embassies. According to the message, these efforts will not be allowed to succeed again, with individuals ready to confront attempts to break Lebanon, bankrupt its people, and destroy the banking sector.

Addressing the trio directly, the message warns that their project will not pass and that opposition will emerge within the Council of Ministers against any attempt to push Lebanon back into what it describes as the tunnels of IMF policies, which it accuses of targeting deposits, depositors, banks, and shareholders.

The text places primary responsibility on the state, arguing that it must not evade accountability for policies allegedly causing billions of dollars in losses. These policies are listed as subsidies, electricity sector management, the wage and salary scale, exchange rate fixation, and what the message describes as the legalization of waste, corruption, and tax evasion. It questions why depositors and banks should bear the greatest burden and whether the aim is to bankrupt the banking sector to set Lebanon back decades or to pave the way for politically driven foreign banks and narrow personal interests.

The message concludes with a warning that any attempt to pass what it calls a project to “execute” depositors and banks in the Council of Ministers or Parliament would constitute a grave betrayal. It states that ministers and lawmakers who vote in favor would be partners in the loss of people’s savings.

 

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