Update: Choucair: General Security a Pillar of the State

NNA (Lebanon) has reported on “Update: Choucair: General Security a Pillar of the State,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

NNA - General Security Director General Major General Hassan Choucair stated the institution’s anniversary was not merely an annual commemoration but a national occasion reflecting the history of an agency closely linked to the Lebanese state. The report also notes that He stated General Security’s primary mission was to safeguard national security and stability while serving citizens and protecting their dignity and rights. “True security is not based on force alone, but on law, discipline and respect, and on the ability to anticipate risks and coordinate among state institutions,” Choucair stated. He highlighted efforts to strengthen preparedness against terrorism, organized crime, smuggling networks, cross-border crime, cyber threats and irregular migration. Choucair also stressed the directorate’s push toward administrative modernization, greater reliance on technology and digital transformation to provide faster, more transparent and efficient services. He stated Lebanon’s exceptional political, economic, security and social challenges could not be confronted by any single institution, emphasizing that protecting the country required unity among state institutions and close coordination between military and security agencies. “State strength lies in its institutions, and state authority is not built through slogans, but through the application of law and justice, institutional work and citizens’ confidence in their institutions,” he stated. =========R.H.

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