President Michel Sleiman said on Sunday that the government supports paying Lebanon’s share of funding to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and that the court’s credibility must be restored.
“If we have criticized the court at some moments, then this was done because it committed some mistakes and lost some of its credibility. Now, the tribunal needs to restore its credibility and we are always in support of international resolutions,” the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. However, the Shia group strongly denies the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
Hezbollah and other March 8 figures have spoken out against Lebanon’s ties to the tribunal and the 49 percent share of funding the state provides.
Hezbollah and other March 8 figures have spoken out against Lebanon’s ties to the tribunal and the 49 percent share of funding the state provides.
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