Future bloc MP Jean Ogassapian told Future News television on Sunday that Prime Minister Najib Mikati “is part of the scheme aiming to overthrow” the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).
“Mikati was [assigned] to overthrow the STL,” the MP said, adding that the premier “is deluding the international community [by making them] think he is working for the STL, while what is [really] happening is stalling.”
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, which is investigating the 2005 assassination of former PM 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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