Mashnouq Calls on Hariri to Resign: Syrian Arrest Warrants are a Political Assault on Lebanon
Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc MP Nouhad al-Mashnouq condemned on Saturday the recent Syrian arrest warrants against Lebanese figures describing them as a "blatant political assault" on the country.
The MP called on Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign because the warrants are an attack against the dignity of the prime minister, urging him not to form a new government except based on an understanding on major issues.
Mashnouq told LBC television that the real problem in Lebanon are the assassinations that have taken place, and not the "lie" of false witnesses as some individuals are trying to make it seem.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon was formed to protect the living and not to take revenge, he continued.
Furthermore, he urged those who are threatening the eruption of strife to commit and approve Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar's report on the false witnesses file.
The MP rejected talk of the possibility to assassinate Hariri, saying they are only political statements and that Syria is concerned with Lebanon's stability and preventing any security unrest.
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