Future bloc MP Ahmad Fatfat said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Najib Mikati could either defy Hezbollah and implement the decisions of a UN-backed court investigating the 2005 murder of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri or contradict himself and forsake the tribunal.
“PM Mikati has in front of him two choices but, at the same time, both are annoying [to him]. He can either implement the [Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s] decisions and become, according to Hezbollah, an agent working for an American-Israeli court or he contradicts himself and breaks the commitments and promises he made to the people by not implementing the tribunal’s decisions,” he told Free Lebanon radio.
“The last word will be for Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah because he is the actual prime minister. Mikati is only to make the image of the cabinet [prettier].”
Fatfat addressed the issue of national dialogue, saying, “There is no item but that of [non-state] weapons to be discussed at the national dialogue table.”
The STL indicted [http://nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=287195] four members of the Iranian- Syrian-backed Hezbollah in connection to the assassination of Rafik Hariri, but the Shia group has ruled out their arrest.
However, Mikati has repeatedly said that his cabinet will implement the decisions of the international court.
However, Mikati has repeatedly said that his cabinet will implement the decisions of the international court.
Meanwhile, President Michel Sleiman has been calling for a new national dialogue session, while March 14 figures have said they only want to attend a session that tackles the issue of non-state arms.
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