Posted on 12/10/2011 5:53:31 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied on Saturday that Syria interfered in his decision to pay Lebanon's share of funds to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)...
He also voiced hope that the tribunal, which was established "to reveal the truth" behind the murder of Hariri, is not politicized, adding that his decision to pay the funds to the tribunal was coordinated with Speaker Nabih Berri and President Michel Suleiman.
"I cannot overlook any crime, especially if it is committed against a former premier. I will not be an obstacle in the face of justice, but at the same time, I am against politicizing the tribunal."
...In November, Mikati announced the transfer of funds to the UN-backed court probing the 2005 assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon was created by the United Nations Security Council in 2007 , at the request of the Government of Lebanon to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
On January 12, 2011 Hezbollah and allies with the help of the Shiite minister that represented president Michel Suleiman in the cabinet overthrew the government of former PM Saad Hariri over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's imminent indictment.
STL issued the indictments and arrest warrants on June 30. Two of the suspects Mustafa Badreddine and Salim Ayyash are reportedly senior members of Hezbollah and played leading roles in the assassination while the other two Hezbollah members Hassan Aneissy, also known as Hassan Issa, and Assad Sabra played a supporting role in the execution of the assassination.
"No Lebanese government will be able to carry out any arrests whether in 30 days, 30 years or even 300 years." Nasrallah said following the announcement of the indictments...
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He also sez they’re trying to avoid standing with Syria — meaning the Assad dictatorship — or against it. My guess is, Assad had a little talk with him in order to assure that NO Syrians are blamed for the assassination, and basically to sell the Hizzies down the river. Wow, I love Muzzie politics.
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