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    Deputy House Speaker Calls World Bank Regional Head “A Hypocrite & Liar”, Threatens To Expel Him From Lebanon

    By Rim ZreinFebruary 24, 2021Updated:May 28, 2022
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    Deputy House Speaker Elie Ferzli, who was one of the Lebanese MPs who got vaccinated against ensuring equitable access to the vaccines, called out the World Bank Regional Director Saroj Kumar Jha in a strongly-worded statement.

    Ferzli told journalist Timour Azhari that the regional director is a “hypocrite and a liar and if he doesn’t apologize, I won’t let him stay in Lebanon,” threatening to kick him out of Lebanon.

    #Lebanon Deputy House Speaker Elie Ferzli, who got vaccinated yesterday at parliament, says World Bank regional head @SarojJha00 (who confirmed a violation of regulations) "is a hypocrite & a liar and if he doesn't apologize I wont let him stay in Lebanon"

    — Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) February 24, 2021

    This comes after Kumah Jha commented on the breach in the contract by Lebanese officials who decided to vaccinate themselves against the rules set in place by Lebanon and the World Bank to ensure a fair inoculation process.

    “Everyone has to register and wait for their turn!” Jha said in his tweet, addressing the Health Ministry Hamad Hassan and the head of the COVID-19 vaccination committee, Dr. Bizri, and hashtagging his tweet with the “No Wasta” call.

    This is not in line with the national plan agreed with @WorldBank and we would record it breach of terms and conditions agreed with us for fair and equitable vaccination. Everyone has to register and wait for their turn! #nowasta @dr_ar_bizri @Hamad_hassan20

    — Saroj Kumar Jha (@SarojJha001) February 23, 2021

    The breach of terms and conditions by a consorting group of over a dozen Lebanese MPs on Monday could cost the country the vaccine that the World Bank is financing.

    The World Bank issued a statement clearly outlining the measures that will be taken against the breach, including a halt in the vaccination funding.

    Upon confirmation of violation, @WorldBank may suspend financing for vaccines and support for COVID19 response across Lebanon!! I appeal to all, I mean all, regardless of your position, to please register and wait for your turn.

    — Saroj Kumar Jha (@SarojJha001) February 23, 2021

    The organization has allocated $34 million to help Lebanon acquire the Pfizer-BioTech vaccine to vaccinate 2 million people. It has already covered almost $18 million of that, including the vaccines currently being administered in the country.

    Lebanon, which is drowning in a severe financial crisis, cannot possibly inoculate its population against the coronavirus and stop the raging pandemic without the World Bank funds and other similar external supports.

    And yet, these officials acted in the denial of such when they rushed to consort to take the vaccine together on the sly in the parliament.

    To add to the scandalous breach making the international headlines, the Deputy of the House Speaker Elie Ferzli is attacking the regional head of the World Bank with libels and threats to expel him from a country that he, after all, doesn’t own.

    We have a dedicated coronavirus section where you can find the latest news/updates about the pandemic in Lebanon, inform yourself with WHO-verified resources, and track the number of cases in Lebanon in real-time. Click here.

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