State Minister Ahmad Karami said in an interview published on Friday that “no power in the world can stop the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) probing the 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.”
“Prime Minister Najib Mikati is leading calm discussions on the funding issue so as to reach an acceptable result,” Karami told Al-Mustaqbal newspaper.
Karami also called on all politicians to adopt decent rhetoric and stay away from insults.
Hezbollah-led March 8 parties – which currently dominate Lebanon’s cabinet – have opposed a clause in the Lebanese annual state budget pertaining to the funding of the tribunal, which is investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL’s annual funding.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
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