Armed Forces Retirees to Hold Sit-in, Demonstration Facing Central Bank Premises in Baalbek on Monday

The armed forces retirees announced, in a statement on Sunday, their decision to hold a sit-in and demonstration as of seven in the morning on Monday, July 18, outside the Banque du Liban building in Baalbek, to be followed by similar movements in all regions.

This comes to demand an immediate cessation of the judges’ salaries adjustment according to the exchange rate of LBP 8000/USD so that all public sector employees can be included, especially military personnel in service and retirement, in addition to providing medical coverage to all security apparatuses, restoring money deposits especially the end-of-service compensation of all retired military personnel, among several other demands.