As-Safir newspaper reported on Saturday that “Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun, Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh and Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan agreed during their meeting on Friday to disapprove of funding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)” probing the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The daily also said that Aoun, Franjieh and Arslan agreed as well “to completely coordinate their stances in the government, especially regarding the administrative appointments issue and the STL file.”
The 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 UN-backed court, while Prime Minister Najib Mikati has repeatedly voiced Lebanon’s commitment to the tribunal.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL in the case of Hariri’s assassination. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL’s annual funding.
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As-Safir newspaper reported on Saturday that “Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun, Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh and Lebanese Democratic Party leader Talal Arslan agreed during their meeting on Friday to disapprove of funding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)” probing the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The daily also said that Aoun, Franjieh and Arslan agreed as well “to completely coordinate their stances in the government, especially regarding the administrative appointments issue and the STL file.”
The 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 UN-backed court, while Prime Minister Najib Mikati has repeatedly voiced Lebanon’s commitment to the tribunal.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL in the case of Hariri’s assassination. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL’s annual funding.
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