[2] He was also a critic of the President Camille Chamoun and held pro-Nasserist views supporting the United Arab Republic.
In his last editorial published in the paper Al Matni repeated his call for the resignation of President Chamoun and added:[13]Lebanon's interests, Lebanon's eternal independence, and the interest of the people make it essential for the individual to sacrifice himself for the benefit of the whole.The officials claimed that his killing was not due to a political reason, but the opposition figures argued that he was killed due to his anti-Chamoun stance.
[4] After his assassination Kamal Jumblatt and other opposition leaders asked the Lebanese people to organize a general strike[14] which led to large-scale protests in Beirut and Tripoli.
[10] The protests took place on the day of Al Matni's funeral in Akkar, Miniyeh, Chouf, Biqa and Sidon.
[15] Several media outlets blamed President Chamoun and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party for the murder of Al Matni.
[4] Al Anbaa, media outlet of the Progressive Socialist Party, and An Nahar also demanded the arrest of the perpetrators.