Future bloc MPs say they are against arms targeting Lebanese, not weapons resisting Israel. (Dalati & Nohra)
“Why does Hezbollah panic whenever the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) requests [something]?” the Future bloc asked in a statement issued on Tuesday following its weekly meeting. Recent talk of STL requests have been exaggerated for no reason, it added.
All positions on the STL following some political figures’ rejection to comply with its requests have been an attempt to intimidate others and distort facts, the bloc said.
“Why is Hezbollah leading a campaign against the tribunal when the content of the indictment has not yet been issued?” the bloc asked.
The Future MPs called for participating in Sunday’s March 14 rally, adding that such a demonstration would be the best democratic way to face March 8’s coup and attempts to impose one opinion on all Lebanese.
The MPs also said that statements criticizing the March 14 alliance for its position against non-state weapons are “campaigns aimed to distort facts. March 14 and the Future Movement never criticized or called for stopping resistance against Israel. [We] criticized arms targeting Lebanese [people] and weapons spread in towns and [cities].”
The statement added that arms to resist Israel and under the authority of the Lebanese government are accepted, while those targeted at the Lebanese people are totally rejected.
A local newspaper reported last week that four ministers have not complied with information requests from STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare, who submitted his draft indictment in the case of the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to STL Pre-Trial Judge Daniel Fransen in mid-January.
The March 14 coalition is holding a rally on Sunday “to reaffirm its commitment to the principles of the Cedar Revolution” following the forced collapse of Saad Hariri’s unity government.
The alliance has made it clear that it will not take part in the next cabinet, which will be headed by Najib Mikati, who is supported by the Syrian- Iranian-backed March 8 coalition.
All positions on the STL following some political figures’ rejection to comply with its requests have been an attempt to intimidate others and distort facts, the bloc said.
“Why is Hezbollah leading a campaign against the tribunal when the content of the indictment has not yet been issued?” the bloc asked.
The Future MPs called for participating in Sunday’s March 14 rally, adding that such a demonstration would be the best democratic way to face March 8’s coup and attempts to impose one opinion on all Lebanese.
The MPs also said that statements criticizing the March 14 alliance for its position against non-state weapons are “campaigns aimed to distort facts. March 14 and the Future Movement never criticized or called for stopping resistance against Israel. [We] criticized arms targeting Lebanese [people] and weapons spread in towns and [cities].”
The statement added that arms to resist Israel and under the authority of the Lebanese government are accepted, while those targeted at the Lebanese people are totally rejected.
A local newspaper reported last week that four ministers have not complied with information requests from STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare, who submitted his draft indictment in the case of the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to STL Pre-Trial Judge Daniel Fransen in mid-January.
The March 14 coalition is holding a rally on Sunday “to reaffirm its commitment to the principles of the Cedar Revolution” following the forced collapse of Saad Hariri’s unity government.
The alliance has made it clear that it will not take part in the next cabinet, which will be headed by Najib Mikati, who is supported by the Syrian- Iranian-backed March 8 coalition.
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