Wassef El Harakeh

Wassef Habib El Harake (or Wassef Harake, Arabic واصف حبيب الحركة) is a Lebanese lawyer, political activist and a candidate for the Shiite seat in the third Mount Lebanon district for the Baadba for Change list.[1] He is one of the Lebanese Revolution's most prominent faces, capable of mobilizing hundreds of people by his mere presence. He presents himself as a political alternative to the ruling class,[2] thus he was physically attacked on multiple occasions, by his opponents and authorities' police.[3][4]

Biography

He was born on 4/12/1971,[1] holding a law degree from Beirut Arab University.[1]

He started his political activism since the 1990s.[5]

He became one of the most dominant faces since the start of the 17 October 2019 Revolution in Lebanon.

On December 6, 2019, he filed a complaint, with a group of lawyers, to the Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat, against all public servants (ministers, public employees, mayors, contractors, etc.) whose negligence and violation of laws cause the floods all over Lebanon on December 4–5, 2019.[1][6][7]

In 2020, politicians Wael Abu Faour sued Wassef El Harakeh, after he latter accused Abou Faour of smuggling cancer medicine to As-Suwayda, Syria during his tenure as Minister of Public Health, which caused shortage in the medicaments for the Lebanese citizens.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Activities

• He is a member of the Popular Observatory for Fighting Corruption (المرصد الشعبي لمحاربة الفساد)[14]
• He is one of the founders of the We Want Accountability (بدنا نحاسب ) campaign

He has coordination relationships with many associations concerned with politics and social activity, such as:[1]

• Sabaa Party حزب سبعة
• You Stink Movement طلعت ريحتكم
• Citizens of a State مواطنون ومواطنات في دولة
• The Upper Matn Movement حراك المتن الأعلى
• The Gathering of Sons of Baalbek تجمع أبناء بعلبك
• The Meeting of the Civil State لقاء الدولة المدنية
• Right صح
• My Right حقّي
• United متحدون,
• To My Country لبلدي
• The Encounter of Identity and Sovereignty لقاء الهوية والسيادة[1]

See also

• Lokman Slim
• Mona Fayad
• Paula Yacoubian

References

1. "من هو واصف الحركة - Lebanese Daily News". Lebanese Daily (in Arabic). 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
2. "Les agresseurs de Wassef Haraké arrêtés". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
3. "الإعتداء على واصف الحركة!". www.lebanondebate.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
4. "الاعتداء على واصف الحركة وإصابته بكسور في ضلعه". Lebanese Forces Official Website. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
5. "Wassef Haraké, le combat dans la peau". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
6. "أبو فاعور ادعى على واصف الحركة: قدمت الدعوى كمواطن وتنازلت عن حصانتي النيابية". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
7. "ابو فاعور ردا على واصف الحركة: شتائم وتراجع واضح.. ملتقانا في القضاء". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
8. "أبو فاعور تقدم بشكوى ضد واصف الحركة". annahar.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
9. "أبو فاعور تقدّم بشكوى قدح وذم ضدّ واصف الحركة". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
10. ميديا, المدن-. "بعد إدّعاء أبو فاعور.. واصف الحركة يعلن مواجهة مفتوحة". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
11. "ابو فاعور: سأتقدم بدعوى ضد واصف الحركة... واذا ثبت انه على حق سأستقيل". LBCI Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
12. "المركزية - أبو فاعور يدعي على واصف الحركة". المركزية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
13. "تفاصيل جديدة في قضية وائل أبو فاعور وواصف الحركة!". Kataeb.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
14. حسين, وليد. "واصف الحركة من مجموعة "المرصد الشعبي": إلى العصيان الضرائبي". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-12.