Geagea: Govt. Should Follow up on STL’s Functioning, Abandoning it Treason against Martyrs
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Thursday that the indictment in the murder case of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri paves the way for a fair trial before the Lebanese, Arab, and international public.
He said before reporters: “The new government should follow up on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s functioning and its abandonment is treason against the martyrs and all Lebanese.”
“All the explosions that have taken place were aimed at halting the tribunal’s functioning,” he added.
“If the government believes that we have wronged it, then it should follow through with the arrest warrants issued in the Hariri indictment and all the tribunal’s demands as stipulated in the cooperation protocol signed with the Lebanese cabinet,” he stressed.
The identity of the accused is not a reflection on the sect, party, or country he belongs to, Geagea stated.
The indictment should not cause negative repercussions in Lebanon, but it should instead ease tensions, he noted.
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