MP Awar urges the cabinet to stop STL funding

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MP Fadi Awar, slammed on Wednesday the former cabinet of PM Saad Hariri calling it a fraud.

“The previous cabinet was one of fraud,” he told Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television.

Awar, who is a Hezbollah member was allocated to the so called ‘Mountain Unity parliamentary bloc ‘ which is headed by MP Talal Arslan in order to allow him ( Arslan) to be part of the national dialogue talks. Only heads of blocs could participate in the dialogue talks.

“What did they do regarding issues of water, energy and road traffic? All what they did was persue the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which has legal and constitutional gaps,” Awar added.

He called on the new cabinet to stop funding the STL, adding that the international tribunal is a US-Israeli court and the government should tackle the issue of witnesses who gave unreliable testimonies to the STL.

Awar’s statements contradict with those of PM Nagib Mikati

In his first foreign interview since announcing a new cabinet, Lebanon’s Prime Minister told CNN on Monday ” We are going to proceed in this tribunal. It is not in our hand to eliminate the tribunal by any means”

Asked about funding it he said :

“It is one of the issues of the protocol and we are going to follow this protocol as is.”

The Iranian and Syrian -backed Hezbollah brought down Hariri’s government on January 12 over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s (STL) imminent indictment which was widely expected to implicate Hezbollah members in the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri in 2005

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon issued the indictments in the assassination of Lebanon’s former PM Hariri on June 30. An STL delegation met with Lebanon’s state prosecutor Said Mirza and handed him a copy of the Lebanon portion of the indictment and the arrest warrants. Two of the suspects Mustafa Badreddine and Salim Ayyash are reportedly senior members of the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah while the other two Hassan Aneissy, also known as Hassan Issa, and Assad Sabra played a supporting role in the execution of the assassination.

Lebanon has 30 days to find and arrest the suspects but Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Saturday that the party would not cooperate with the tribunal.

“No Lebanese government will be able to carry out any arrests whether in 30 days, 30 years or even 300 years.”

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25 responses to “MP Awar urges the cabinet to stop STL funding”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    “Only heads of blocs could participate in the dialogue talks.”
      This guy could be unhappy he’s not one of the bloc-heads,  although he IS asking about some things the people want. I guess trying to unite mountains can be frustrating. Unfortunately, he listens to the ‘Life With Nasrallah’  TV show.

    1. shankarees Avatar
      shankarees

      I think you meant this guy’s head is blocked.  😉

      1. leobetapar Avatar
        leobetapar

        he means his headed as your as the one of all the pro zioniastes are blocked

        1. shankarees Avatar
          shankarees

          Ông có nghĩa là đầu của bạn là đầy đủ của rắm!

          1. leobetapar Avatar
            leobetapar

            i feel so sorry for you
            we will make an appeal to get some funds to pay for your medications we call it “tat vam asi appeal” lololololol

    2. leobetapar Avatar
      leobetapar

      what are you about man ? i try 4 times to understand and it’s not your english it’s worse ….look like emptiness
      I guess the taste of the oncoming defeat is horrible and put you in such troouble that you can say two sentences in the same contextual logic

  2.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    “Only heads of blocs could participate in the dialogue talks.”
      This guy could be unhappy he’s not one of the bloc-heads,  although he IS asking about some things the people want. I guess trying to unite mountains can be frustrating. Unfortunately, he listens to the ‘Life With Nasrallah’  TV show.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      I think you meant this guy’s head is blocked.  😉

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        he means his headed as your as the one of all the pro zioniastes are blocked

        1.  Avatar
          Anonymous

          Ông có nghĩa là đầu của bạn là đầy đủ của rắm!

          1.  Avatar
            Anonymous

            i feel so sorry for you
            we will make an appeal to get some funds to pay for your medications we call it “tat vam asi appeal” lololololol

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      what are you about man ? i try 4 times to understand and it’s not your english it’s worse ….look like emptiness
      I guess the taste of the oncoming defeat is horrible and put you in such troouble that you can say two sentences in the same contextual logic

  3. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    And another Iranian flack opens its mouth.

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    And another Iranian flack opens its mouth.

  5. unemplyment is about 30% in Lebanon and you can’t blame a guy trying to make a living..
    the truth is this guy is just like Wahab, he gets paid per interview, per article from whoever want him to say the bad things… whether the Syrians, Hizballah or Aoun. I know him personnaly and he’s not so bad, but he has a family to take care and feed….easy on him….Plus he heard the story that his dad wanted a girl instead…….

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Ahhhahhaha … mmmm … nice lead-up … nasty …. I like it. 😉

  6.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    unemplyment is about 30% in Lebanon and you can’t blame a guy trying to make a living..
    the truth is this guy is just like Wahab, he gets paid per interview, per article from whoever want him to say the bad things… whether the Syrians, Hizballah or Aoun. I know him personnaly and he’s not so bad, but he has a family to take care and feed….easy on him….Plus he heard the story that his dad wanted a girl instead…….

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Ahhhahhaha … mmmm … nice lead-up … nasty …. I like it. 😉

  7. 316909 Avatar

    I swear I saw this guy selling falafil by the road in beirut a few days ago!

  8.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    I swear I saw this guy selling falafil by the road in beirut a few days ago!

  9. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    who, where, what….i do not see or hear anyone talking.

    na2ess lissa, my next door neighbour to ask for the press and announce the fault of STL.

    min wayn bijuboohon hawdol eh?

  10. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    who, where, what….i do not see or hear anyone talking.

    na2ess lissa, my next door neighbour to ask for the press and announce the fault of STL.

    min wayn bijuboohon hawdol eh?

  11.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    who, where, what….i do not see or hear anyone talking.

    na2ess lissa, my next door neighbour to ask for the press and announce the fault of STL.

    min wayn bijuboohon hawdol eh?

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