President Michel Sleiman has not reached a final opinion on the “false witnesses file” or on the jurisdiction of various judicial authorities on the matter, Minister of State Mona Ofeish told the Saudi newspaper As-Sharq al-Awsat in remarks published Thursday.
March 8 politicians have called for the cabinet to task the Justice Council with investigating the issue of witnesses who gave unreliable testimonies to the international investigation into former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination.
Some March 14 figures have said that the regular judiciary should handle the issue, while others have argued that unreliable testimonies cannot be investigated until the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) issues its indictment.
Sleiman is working with his legal team to reach a decision on the matter so that an agreement can be reached in order to prevent a cabinet vote, Ofeish added.
March 8 politicians have called for the cabinet to task the Justice Council with investigating the issue of witnesses who gave unreliable testimonies to the international investigation into former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination.
Some March 14 figures have said that the regular judiciary should handle the issue, while others have argued that unreliable testimonies cannot be investigated until the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) issues its indictment.
Sleiman is working with his legal team to reach a decision on the matter so that an agreement can be reached in order to prevent a cabinet vote, Ofeish added.
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