Amal Movement MP Michel Moussa said in remarks published on Monday that the issue of paying Lebanon’s share of funding to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is a “controversial” one, adding that the issue will be discussed and finalized in cabinet.
Moussa told Al-Jumhuriya newspaper that the cabinet is the “appropriate place” to address the matter.
Asked about his bloc’s position, Moussa said that the Development and Liberation bloc has not yet held a meeting to address the issue.
The UN-backed tribunal is funded by an assortment of donor countries from around the world as well as Lebanon. However, Hezbollah and other March 8 parties and figures have spoken out against Lebanon’s ties and funding for the tribunal and called it a tool to incite sectarian strife in Lebanon.
Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL’s annual funding.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL probing the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
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