Iloubnan - Qadiri wonders if govt is committed to the course of justice, September 30, 2011

Future bloc member MP Ziad Qadri pondered on Thursday in an interview with New TV, whether the Lebanese government headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was genuinely committed to the course of justice and that of Lebanese martyrs. Regarding the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) , the MP said that "many issues will be resolved once the cabinet members respond to matters involving funding, cooperation and protocol, adding that "International resolutions are not a food menu, from which we can select whatever we wish." However, Qadri made clear that Lebanon enjoys constrained prerogatives making STL-related decisions. He also pointed to what he described as discrepancy between Mikati's New York and Lebanon stances. "PM Mikati says one thing in New York, and then comes to say another in Beirut. Just as is the case concerning his talks about bringing amendments to international resolutions and protocol," Qadri said. He also said that funding the STL was the Lebanese cabinet's responsibility, and not that of Parliament.