The top U.N. official in Lebanon on Wednesday denounced acts of vandalism by protesters targeting the country’s banks a day earlier. But the senior diplomat reserved his harshest words for Lebanese politicians, saying they had only themselves to blame for the chaos.
In a strongly-worded statement, Jan Kubis, U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon, criticized the political class’ management of the country’s deepening economic crisis, saying those responsible for handling it “are watching it collapse. Incredible.”
Kubis’ comments, made in a series of tweets, reflect the growing frustration of the international community with the stalemate that has beset the country as politicians jockey for power even as the economy spirals downward.
