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October 6, 2011

Now Lebanon - Ghanem: Lebanon will 'pay the price' of not respecting commitments, October 6, 2011

Justice and Administration Commission head MP Robert Ghanem on Thursday warned that Lebanon “will pay the price” if its government does not commit to international resolutions.
“If the cabinet does not honor its commitments to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), the country will pay the price,” Ghanem told As-Sharq radio station.
He added that “no one can halt the STL probe, [even] if [the government] does not provide its annual share of funding” to the UN-backed court.
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 tribunal, while Prime Minister Najib Mikati has repeatedly voiced Lebanon’s commitment to the STL.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL for the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri. 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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