Now Lebanon - Hamadeh says Aoun should fund STL from “money he stole”, October 5, 2011

MP Marwan Hamadeh said that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun should fund the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) out of “the money he stole.”Media outlets quoted Hamadeh as saying that Aoun should “donate to the STL the money he stole” while serving as the country’s premier during the Lebanese Civil War.He also voiced hope that Prime Minister Najib Mikati would fulfill “his promises and commit” to the STL.Aoun on Tuesday said that Mikati “does not have the right” to commit his government to funding the tribunal, adding that the premier should “fund the STL out of his own pocket.” 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 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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