MP General Ashraf Rifi indicated on Thursday that "the statement of Amnesty International, which warned of the rising deaths in Lebanese prisons, sheds light on a dangerous reality that we have long been alerting to, for prisons have become ticking time bombs."

"For the thousandth time, we demand the issuance of an amnesty law and the restructuring of prisons. We call on the United Nations and the international community to provide urgent assistance to prevent a catastrophe," Rifi tweeted.

"The implementation of the current penal code is sufficient to solve a significant part of the problem, and we have submitted a proposed law on this matter dated August 29, 2022," he added.