Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi handed over on Saturday the ISF leadership to Brig. Gen. Roger Salem

Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi handed over on Saturday the ISF leadership to Brig. Gen. Roger Salem.

The handing over of the post “comes as part of the law,” Rifi said at the graduation ceremony of expert officers held at the ISF general-directorate in Ashrafiyeh. “My conscience is clear,” Rifi said.

Rifi will turn 59 – the ISF’s maximum working age – on April 1. Salem will serve as acting head of the ISF until a new director-general is appointed.

Al-Mustaqbal bloc has proposed a draft-law that allows Rifi to stay in his post until he reach the age of 62.

Rifi cited several of the achievements made by the ISF after he took charge of the department in 2005, despite the fact that his tenure was full of security incidents and flows.

“Only justice leads to a stable society,” he said, adding “we are proud of our achievements.”