Lahoud for a Lebanon of institutions, an independent judiciary

President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon said that a state cannot survive without an independent and just judiciary system. The president added during a meeting on Wednesday with members of the Supreme Council of Judiciary, headed by Charles Rizk, that any attempt to politicize the judiciary harms its own independence and impartiality.

The Lebanese President also called for maintaining the country's national unity against any attempts to harm the country.